Syracuse Football Team History
Syracuse Orangemen
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Carrier Dome Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Orange Coach: Fran Brown Conference: Atlantic Coast-
Team Timeline
First Team: 1889
2004 - Syracuse vacated 11 wins over the 2004, 2005, and 2006 seasons due to NCAA punishment for academic fraud.
Championships
National Championships
1959
Conference Championships
1996, 1997, 1998, 2004
Division Championships
Team Records
Overall Record 745-578-49
Winning Pct. 56%
Vacated Wins 11
Forfeit Games 1
Adjusted Record 745-578-49
Winning Pct. 56%
National Championships 1
Conference Titles 4
Division Titles 0
Conference Record 100-137-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record 504-257-27
Away Record 225-306-21
By The Numbers
Seasons 135
Winning Seasons (#1)
95
Losing Seasons (#1) 38
Most Wins in A Season 11 (1987)
Most Loses in A Season 10 (2020)
10 Win Seasons 7
Most Points Scored in a Game 144 (11/5/1904)
Most Points Scored in a Season 523 (2018)
Most Points Allowed in a Game 76 (11/26/2016)
Most Points Allowed in a Season 463 (2016)
Largest Margin of Victory 144 (11/5/1904)
Largest Margin of Defeat 75 (11/11/1891)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game 144 (11/5/1904)
Last Shutout 9/2/2023
Last Time Shutout 12/21/2023
Shutouts All-Time 269
Been Shutout All-Time 155
Streaks
Longest Win 16 (9/26/1959-10/22/1960)
Longest Losing
27 (9/5/2004-9/15/2007)
Bowl Records
Overall Record 15-12-1
Rose 0-0-0
Cotton 1-1-0
Orange 0-3-0
Fiesta 1-1-0
Sugar 0-1-1
By the Decade
2020-29 21-30
2010-19 58-66
2000-09 35-73
1990-99 82-35
1980-89 64-48-2
1970-79 45-64-1
1960-69 69-33
1950-59 62-29-2
1940-49 29-43-3
1930-39 46-29-8
1920-29 65-21-9
Next Game
9/20/2024 (Fri)
Stanford
in a Conference Game
Last Meeting: Syracuse and Stanford have never met in a game.
2024 Season
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
Ohio
38-22 W Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Georgia Tech
31-28 W Sat., Sep. 14 OPEN Fri., Sep. 20 vs.
Stanford
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Holy Cross
Fri., Oct. 4 @
Nevada Las Vegas
Sat., Oct. 12 @
North Carolina State
Sat., Oct. 19 OPEN Thu., Oct. 24 @
Pittsburgh
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Virginia Tech
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Boston College
Sat., Nov. 16 @
California
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Connecticut
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Miami
2024 Season Totals
Record 2-0
Scoring 69-50
Conference Record 1-0
Home Record 2-0
Away Record 0-0
Longest Running Rivalry
Syracuse & Pittsburgh have played 78 games.
Syracuse has won 32 games.
Pittsburgh has won 43 games.
with 3 tie games.
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring Record
less than 10 0-43
10 or more 114-126
20 or more
109-61
30 or more 80-13
40 or more 39-3
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed Record
less than 10 27-0
10 or more 87-169
20 or more 49-148
30 or more 18-111
40 or more 4-56
Some records may be incomplete.
NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season
game.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most popular names for four-year college mascots are Eagles and Tigers.