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 750-581-49
Winning Pct. 56%
Vacated Wins 11
Forfeit Games 1
Adjusted Record 750-581-49
Winning Pct. 56%
National Championships 1
Conference Titles 4
Division Titles 0
Conference Record 101-138-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record 506-258-27
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 26-33
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
11/23/2024 (Sat)
vs. Connecticut
in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Syracuse won 48-14 in 2022.
All-Time:
Syracuse vs. Connecticut
4-6-0
40.0%
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
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Miami
2024 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Scoring 318-282
Conference Record 2-1
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-2
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 119-129
20 or more
114-63
30 or more 84-14
40 or more 41-3
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed Record
less than 10 27-0
10 or more 92-172
20 or more 52-151
30 or more 20-113
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
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).