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No. 1 Miami Pounds Syracuse
For 33rd Consecutive Victory

By JOHN KEKIS
The Associated Press

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Nov. 30) -- Miami played like the No. 1 team right from the start against Syracuse. Just one more victory, and the Hurricanes will defend their national title in the Fiesta Bowl.

Ken Dorsey threw for two touchdowns and Willis McGahee scored on runs of 61 and 51 yards as the Hurricanes won 49-7 Saturday to extend their winning streak to 33 games, the best in Division I-A.

Barring an upset by Virginia Tech in Miami next week, the 'Canes (11-0, 6-0 Big East) will finish No. 1 in the Bowl Championship Series standings, setting up a showdown against No. 2 Ohio State (13-0) for the national title in Tempe, Ariz., on Jan. 3.

The Orangemen (4-8, 2-5), who finished with their first losing season since 1986, came in as 20-point underdogs, and they were no match for Miami, which had won the previous two meetings by a combined score of 85-0.