2012 Pinstripe Bowl

August 2023 Pinstripe Bowl New Era December 29 2012 2012 Yankee Stadium Bronx, New York West Virginia University West Virginia Mountaineers 7–5 Dana Holgorsen Big 12 0 7 7 0 Syracuse University Syracuse Orange 7–5 Doug Marrone Big East 3 9 23 3 OffBowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2012 Prince-Tyson Gulley Jay Stricherz (Pac-12) 39,098 ESPN Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Jesse Palmer (analyst)Tom Rinaldi (sidelines) The 2012 New Era Pinstripe Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 29, 2012 at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx in the United States. The third edition of the Pinstripe Bowl began at 3:15 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It featured the West Virginia Mountaineers from the Big 12 Conference against the Big East Conference co-champion Syracuse Orange and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. Both the Orange and the Mountaineers advanced to the game after accomplishing 7–5 records in the regular season. The Mountaineers and the Orange had a notable continuous rivalry from 1955 until 2011. This included the years in the Big East Conference, which was established in 1979. The winner of the game was awarded the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy from its establishment in 1993. That trophy was not on the line in the Pinstripe Bowl. Teams This was the sixtieth meeting between these two teams. Syracuse leads the all-time record 33–27. The last time they played was in 2011. West Virginia 2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The Mountaineers' first season as a member of the Big 12 started out smoothly, cruising to a 5–0 start and a #4 ranking. However, the Mountaineers would later receive a serious reality check in the form of a five-game losing streak. However, after winning their final two games of the season over the Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas Jayhawks, the Mountaineers would rebound to a 4–5 conference record. Syracuse 2012 Syracuse Orange football team With a 5–2 conference record the Orange became one of four Big East co-champions along with the Louisville Cardinals, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and Cincinnati Bearcats. This was the Orange's second Pinstripe Bowl; in the inaugural 2010 game they had defeated the Kansas State Wildcats by a score of 36–34 after a controversial excessive celebration call led to the Wildcats missing what would have been the game-tying two-point conversion. It was also the Orange's final game as a member of the Big East before they joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013.http://web.pinstripebowl.com/news/article/2012120240495520/news/ Syracuse Accepts Bid to New Era Pinstripe Bowl Pinstripe Bowl December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 December 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121205012856/http://web.pinstripebowl.com/news/article/2012120240495520/news dead This was the Mountaineers' first appearance in the Pinstripe Bowl.http://web.pinstripebowl.com/news/article/2012120240496420/news/ West Virginia Accepts Bid to New Era Pinstripe Bowl Pinstripe Bowl December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 December 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121206013558/http://web.pinstripebowl.com/news/article/2012120240496420/news dead Game summary Box score #eee West Virginia 0 7 7 0 Syracuse 3 9 23 3 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York December 29, 2012 3:15 p.m. EST Snow Recap WVU SYR expanded 1 5:21 SYR 14 72 5:08 FG 25 Ross Krautman 0 3 2 7:59 SYR - - - SafetyOther Geno Smith sacked by Cameron Lynch in end zone for a safety 0 5 2 6:07 SYR 6 65 1:52 RushTD 33 Prince-Tyson Gulley good Ross Krautman 0 12 2 3:38 WVU 6 69 2:29 RecTD 32 Stedman Bailey Geno Smith good Tyler Bitancurt 7 12 3 10:43 SYR 10 80 4:17 RecTD Beckett Wales Ryan Nassib 10 good Ross Krautman 7 19 3 6:52 SYR 1 67 0:13 RushTD 67 Prince-Tyson Gulley good Ross Krautman 7 26 3 5:41 WVU 4 63 1:11 RecTD 29 Stedman Bailey Geno Smith good Tyler Bitancurt 14 26 3 2:52 SYR 9 70 2:49 RecTD Prince-Tyson Gulley Ryan Nassib 9 good Ross Krautman 14 33 3 1:08 SYR - - - SafetyOther Geno Smith penalized for intentional grounding in end zone for a safety 14 35 4 11:57 SYR 10 32 4:11 FG 36 Ross Krautman 14 38 14 38 Statistics Statistics WVU SYR First downs 15 28 Total yards 304 507Rushes-Yards 30–103 65–369 Passing yards (net) 201 138Cmp-Att-TD-INT 19–28–2–0 12–24–2–1Penalties-Yards11–1165–57 Time of Possession 23:37 35:48 Notes Syracuse converted the first safety in Pinstripe Bowl history. Syracuse and West Virginia had previously met annually since 1955 when West Virginia was a member of the Big East. The two teams played for the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy. The victory gave Syracuse an all-time series lead of 33–27. Game was played in heavy snowfall. See also Syracuse–West Virginia football rivalry References External links Box score at ESPN Pinstripe Bowl Category:Pinstripe Bowl Category:Syracuse Orange football bowl games Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football bowl games Pinstripe Bowl Category:December 2012 sports events in the United States Category:2010s in the Bronx