SYRACUSE - Now that Syracuse has finally won a game, the Orange have a new problem to guard against - getting caught off-guard.

And head coach Greg Robinson is well aware of what can happen to a team in the wake of a big victory like last week's shocker at Louisville.

“I am determined not to let that (letdown) happen to our team,” Robinson said during preparation this week for Saturday's game at Miami of Ohio. “If this team can continue to get better, good things are going to happen.”

Syracuse stunned the Cardinals 38-35 behind sophomore quarterback Andrew Robinson, who threw for 423 yards and four touchdowns and seemed to take it all in stride.

“I don't think I've had any epiphanies as far the game goes,” Andrew Robinson said. “I've always been confident in our offense and known that we can make big plays. I knew it was only a matter of time before that happened.”

It was Louisville's first loss at home after 20 straight wins, it came against a 36.5-point underdog and sent the Cardinals out of the national rankings.

“We have a very hungry football team,” Greg Robinson said. “That's why I know nothing has deviated much. All through this thing they've worked hard and have begun to put some of the pieces together.”

That could spell trouble for the RedHawks (1-3), who are coming off a humbling 42-0 loss at Colorado, their first shutout defeat in 158 games, and have lost seven straight at Yager Stadium.

“We've got to get our confidence back on both sides of the ball,” Miami coach Shane Montgomery said this week during the MAC coaches teleconference. “We've got to get back to feeling good about ourselves. They're going to come in here with a lot of momentum.”

Although Greg Robinson's depth chart for the game lists five receivers he's recruited since taking over at Syracuse in 2005, Montgomery, also in his third year, has him beat hands down. The RedHawks, who are averaging 241 passing yards per game, have had 17 different receivers catch passes in the first four games, including nine who had never caught any in college.

The RedHawks almost seem like the team Syracuse was before its breakout victory.

They were held to 44 yards rushing, just six first downs, and 139 yards of total offense against Colorado, and that dismal performance came on the heels of a 47-10 loss to Cincinnati at home two weeks ago.

Syracuse started the season by losing to Washington by 30 points, Iowa by 35, and Illinois by 21. Rest assured, the Orange aren't looking back.

“It feels good going into a game knowing we got a win against a big team,” sophomore wideout Mike Williams said. “We feel like we can beat anybody.”

Whether the same Syracuse team shows up again, though, is anybody's guess.

“There's a sign in our building that says 'The road to the championship is always under construction.' ” Greg Robinson said. “We're a work in progress. We're under construction.

“It really isn't about Miami of Ohio, it's about Syracuse. Just like it wasn't about Louisville, it was about us. As long as we can maintain and keep worrying about things we can control, then that's all you can do.”

Notes: Syracuse won last year's game 34-14, scoring 17 points in the fourth quarter. This marks the first time the Orange will play at Yager Stadium. ... Montgomery said there was a chance that both Daniel Raudabaugh and Mike Kokal could see action at quarterback. They both played in last year's game and struggled. Kokal was sacked seven times and Raudabaugh's first pass was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Syracuse linebacker Ben Maljovec.