Article: West Virginia Leaves Syracuse Feeling Blank; Orangemen Suffer 2nd Straight Shutout, 43-0

Thirteenth-ranked West Virginia came into the most unfriendly of venues tonight - the Syracuse Carrier Dome - undaunted and unimpressed by the hostile surroundings. When it was over, the Mountaineers proved they're a team to be reckoned with, leaving the Orangemen battered and demoralized in a 43-0 victory before a stunned homecoming crowd of 49,268.

West Virginia improved to 7-0 in winning its eighth straight dating back to last season. The Mountaineers also positioned themselves for their first top 10 ranking since 1989 and paid back Syracuse for a controversial 20-17 loss in Morgantown, W. Va., last season.

In that game, three West Virginia players were ejected late in the fourth quarter ...

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