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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: Dino Babers
Conference: Atlantic Coast-Atlantic

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1889 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

Dino Babers enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Syracuse.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Colgate	33	7	W
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Louisville	28	62	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. South Florida	20	45	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Connecticut	31	24	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Notre Dame	33	50	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Wake Forest	9	28	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Virginia Tech	31	17	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Boston College	28	20	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Clemson	0	54	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. North Carolina State	20	35	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Florida State	14	45	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Pittsburgh	61	76	L

2016 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	308
Scoring Average	25.7
Points Allowed	463
Defense Average	38.6
Opponents Record	90-54
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	2-3

2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2016 Atlantic Coast-Atlantic Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Clemson	14-1	588	270	Won 31-0	7-1	316	160	Dabo Swinney
Louisville	9-4	553	309	Lost 9-29	7-1	367	161	Bobby Petrino
Florida State	10-3	456	325	Won 33-32	5-3	240	203	Jimbo Fisher
North Carolina State	7-6	351	296	Won 41-17	3-5	173	207	Dave Doeren
Wake Forest	7-6	265	288	Won 34-26	3-5	140	189	Dave Clawson
Boston College	7-6	265	325	Won 36-30	2-6	96	275	Steve Addazio
Syracuse	4-8	308	463		2-6	191	337	Dino Babers

2016 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2016 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.