| 1st Quarter | | CIN | SYR |
| Cincinnati at 15:00 | CIN | SYR |
| | Jake Rogers kickoff for 65 yards returned by Michael Jones for 23 yards to the Syrac 28. | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse at 14:50 | CIN | SYR |
| 1st and 10 at SYR 28 | Delone Carter rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Syrac 26. | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd and 12 at SYR 26 | Greg Paulus pass complete to Mike Williams for 10 yards to the Syrac 36. | | |
| 3rd and 2 at SYR 36 | Delone Carter rush for 5 yards to the Syrac 41 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at SYR 41 | Delone Carter rush for 4 yards to the Syrac 45. | | |
| 2nd and 6 at SYR 45 | Delone Carter rush for 2 yards to the Syrac 47. | | |
| 3rd and 4 at SYR 47 | Greg Paulus pass complete to Donte Davis for 11 yards to the Cincy 42 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at CIN 42 | Antwon Bailey rush for 3 yards to the Cincy 39. | | |
| 2nd and 7 at CIN 39 | Delone Carter rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Cincy 41. | | |
| 3rd and 9 at CIN 41 | Greg Paulus pass complete to Antwon Bailey for 3 yards to the Cincy 38. | | |
| 4th and 6 at CIN 38 | Rob Long punt for 38 yards for a touchback. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: SYRACUSE drive: 9 plays 34 yards, 06:07 SYRACUSE PUNT |
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| Cincinnati at 8:53 | CIN | SYR |
| 1st and 10 at CIN 20 | Jacob Ramsey rush for 5 yards to the Cincy 25. | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd and 5 at CIN 25 | CINCINNATI penalty 10 yard Holding accepted, no play. | | |
| 2nd and 15 at CIN 15 | Zach Collaros pass complete to Marshwan Gilyard for 4 yards to the Cincy 19. | | |
| 3rd and 11 at CIN 19 | Zach Collaros pass complete to Armon Binns for 81 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 6 | 0 |
| | Jake Rogers extra point GOOD. | 7 | 0 |
| | Jake Rogers kickoff for 65 yards returned by Michael Jones for 20 yards to the Syrac 25. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: CINCINNATI drive: 3 plays 80 yards, 01:29 CINCINNATI TD |
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| Syracuse at 7:24 | CIN | SYR |
| 1st and 10 at SYR 25 | Delone Carter rush for 11 yards to the Syrac 36 for a 1ST down. | 7 | 0 |
| 1st and 10 at SYR 36 | Greg Paulus pass complete to Marcus Sales for 6 yards to the Syrac 42. | | |
| 2nd and 4 at SYR 42 | Ryan Nassib pass complete to Cody Catalina for 17 yards to the Cincy 41 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at CIN 41 | Delone Carter rush for 2 yards to the Cincy 39. | | |
| 2nd and 8 at CIN 39 | Ryan Nassib pass complete to Antwon Bailey for 30 yards to the Cincy 9 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and Goal at CIN 9 | Greg Paulus pass complete to Cody Catalina for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 7 | 6 |
| | Ryan Lichtenstein extra point GOOD. | 7 | 7 |
| | Rob Long kickoff for 67 yards returned by Marshwan Gilyard for 17 yards to the Cincy 20. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: SYRACUSE drive: 6 plays 75 yards, 03:11 SYRACUSE TD |
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| Cincinnati at 4:13 | CIN | SYR |
| 1st and 10 at CIN 20 | Isaiah Pead rush for 6 yards to the Cincy 26. | 7 | 7 |
| 2nd and 4 at CIN 26 | Marshwan Gilyard rush for 3 yards to the Cincy 29. | | |
| 3rd and 1 at CIN 29 | Zach Collaros pass complete to Ben Guidugli for 6 yards to the Cincy 35 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at CIN 35 | Zach Collaros pass complete to Ben Guidugli for 9 yards to the Cincy 44. | | |
| 2nd and 1 at CIN 44 | Isaiah Pead rush for 1 yard to the Cincy 45 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at CIN 45 | Isaiah Pead rush for 5 yards to the 50 yard line. | | |
| 2nd and 5 at SYR 50 | Zach Collaros rush for 3 yards to the Syrac 47. | | |
| 3rd and 2 at SYR 47 | Zach Collaros pass complete to Kazeem Alli for 7 yards to the Syrac 40 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at SYR 40 | Isaiah Pead rush for 3 yards to the Syrac 37. | | |
| 2nd and 7 at SYR 37 | Zach Collaros pass complete to D.J. Woods for 15 yards to the Syrac 22 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at SYR 22 | Zach Collaros pass complete to Marshwan Gilyard for 8 yards to the Syrac 14. | | |
| | End of 1st Quarter | | |
(8) Cincinnati 28, 
Syracuse 7