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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 Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Syracuse 
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 752-581-49
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 11
 Forfeit Games 1
 Adjusted Record 752-581-49
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 1
 Conference Titles 4
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 104-140-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 508-258-27
 Away Record 228-308-21
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 96
 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  28-33
 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
 12/27/2024 (Fri)  
 Washington State in Holiday Bowl
@ San Diego, CA
Last Time: Syracuse won 52-25 in 1979.
All-Time:
 Syracuse vs. Washington State 1-0-0 100.0% 
 
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  24-26 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Holy Cross  42-14 W
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Nevada Las Vegas  44-41 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ North Carolina State  24-17 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  OPEN 
 Thu., Oct. 24  @ Pittsburgh  13-41 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Virginia Tech  38-31 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Boston College  31-37 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ California  33-25 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Connecticut  31-24 W
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Miami  42-38 W
 Fri., Dec. 27  vs. Washington State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Scoring391-344
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-2
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Southern Methodist 11-28-0
Clemson 10-37-1
Miami 10-26-2
Duke 9-35-3
Georgia Tech 7-55-3
Louisville 8-45-3
Syracuse 9-35-3
Boston College 7-54-4
Virginia Tech 6-64-4
North Carolina 6-63-5
North Carolina State 6-63-5
Pittsburgh 7-53-5
Virginia 5-73-5
California 6-62-6
Stanford 3-92-6
Wake Forest 4-82-6
Florida State 2-101-7
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Syracuse & Pittsburgh have played 79 games.
Syracuse has won 32 games.
Pittsburgh has won 44 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-43
 10 or more 121-129
 20 or more  116-63
 30 or more 86-14
 40 or more 42-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 27-0
 10 or more 94-172
 20 or more 54-151
 30 or more 21-113
 40 or more 5-57
 
  
 
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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.