SYRACUSE, N.Y., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Ryan Nassib accounted for five touchdowns Friday and Dorian Graham scored on a kickoff return to send Syracuse rolling over No. 14 West Virginia 49-23.
Nassib threw four touchdown passes, three of them to Nick Provo, and the Orange dominated the second half by scoring on four straight possessions.
The Mountaineers closed within 21-16 by driving to a touchdown to open the third period, but they could not slow down Syracuse's passing game. The Orange intercepted Syracuse quarterback Geno Smith twice and sacked him four times.
Graham's 98-yard kickoff return highlighted the opening half and boosted the Orange to a 21-10 lead at intermission. Nassib threw a 3-yard scoring pass to Provo in the first period and he scored on a 1-yard run in the second.
Nassib then turned the game into a runaway over the final two quarters with touchdown throws of 10 and 5 yards to Provo and one of 29 yards to David Stevens. Nassib completed 24-of-32 passes for 230 yards and Antwon Bailey added 125 rushing yards and the final touchdown of the game.
Syracuse (5-2, 1-1 Big East Conference) won its second in a row.
West Virginia is also 5-2 for the season and 1-1 in league play. The other West Virginia loss was a 47-21 setback at the hands of LSU.
