SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jeremiyah Love bolstered his Heisman Trophy candidacy with 171 yards rushing and three touchdowns on just eight carries, and No. 9 Notre Dame blew out injury-decimated Syracuse 70-7 on Saturday.

Love's touchdown runs covered 45, 14 and 68 yards .

Notre Dame (9-2) set a modern-era scoring record, topping its 69-point outing against Georgia Tech on Nov. 5, 1977. The Fighting Irish had not scored 70 points since they had 73 against Haskell in 1932.

Syracuse allowed 70 points for the first time since it gave up 75 to Union in 1891.

Notre Dame scored 21 points before its offense even took the field on Saturday — returning two interceptions and a blocked punt for touchdowns — en route to its ninth straight win after an 0-2 start. Syracuse (3-8) has lost seven straig

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