Delone Carter gained a career-high 170 yards rushing and scored three touchdowns, Greg Paulus hit Marcus Sales for an 11-yard score and the Syracuse Orange beat the Akron Zips 28-14 on Saturday afternoon.

The Orange covered the 11-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day's posted total of 47.

Carter, who also had a career-high 30 carries, broke open a tight game with his third score.

Patrick Nicely threw for 191 yards and one touchdown for Akron.