2018 Syracuse Orange football team

2018 Syracuse Orange football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
2018 record 4–2 (1–2 ACC)
Head coach Dino Babers (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Lynch (1st season as coordinator, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator Brian Ward (3rd season)
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
2018 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 3 Clemson  3 –0     6 –0  
No. 16 NC State  2 –0     5 –0  
Boston College  2 –1     5 –2  
Syracuse  1 –2     4 –2  
Florida State  1 –3     3 –3  
Wake Forest  0 –2     3 –3  
Louisville  0 –4     2 –5  
Coastal Division
Miami  2 –1     5 –2  
Virginia Tech  3 –0     4 –2  
Pittsburgh  2 –1     3 –4  
Virginia  2 –1     4 –2  
North Carolina  1 –2     1 –4  
Georgia Tech  1 –3     3 –4  
Duke  1 –1     5 –1  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Syracuse Orange football team represents Syracuse University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange are led by third-year head coach Dino Babers and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They compete as members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Orange finished the 2017 season 4–8, 2–6 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Atlantic Division.

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Orange signed a total of 18 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Maxwell Award[1] Eric Dungey QB SR
John Mackey Award[2] Ravian Pierce TE SR
Ray Guy Award[3] Sterling Hofrichter P JR
Paul Hornung Award[4] Sean Riley WR/KR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[5] Kielan Whitner LB SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[6] Eric Dungey QB SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[7] Koda Martin OL SR

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

Media poll (Atlantic)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Clemson1,031 (145)
2Florida State789 (1)
3NC State712 (2)
4Boston College545
5Louisville422
6Wake Forest413
7Syracuse232

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Western Michigan*
CBSSNW 55–4220,628
September 83:30 p.m.Wagner*
ACCN ExtraW 62–1029,395
September 1512:00 p.m.Florida State
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNW 30–737,457
September 224:00 p.m.Connecticut*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNewsW 51–2136,632
September 2912:00 p.m.at No. 3 Clemson
ABCL 23–2780,122
October 612:20 p.m.at Pittsburgh
ACCNL 37–44 OT37,100
October 2012:20 p.m.North Carolinadagger
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCN
October 27NC State
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
November 3at Wake Forest
November 97:00 p.m.Louisville
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN2
November 172:30 p.m.vs. Notre Dame*
NBC
November 24at Boston College
  
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR NR RV RV RV NR  
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV RV RV  
CFP Not released Not released

Game summaries

at Western Michigan

Syracuse at Western Michigan
1 234Total
• Orange 24 10147 55
Broncos 7 0287 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Wagner

Wagner at Syracuse
1 234Total
Seahawks 7 003 10
• Orange 21 24143 62
  • Date: September 8
  • Location:
    Carrier Dome
    Syracuse, NY
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 29,395
  • Referee: Todd Boyd
  • TV announcers:
    Play-by-Play: Doug Sherman
    Analyst: Al Groh
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 W, 54–0

Florida State

Florida State at Syracuse
1 234Total
Seminoles 0 007 7
• Orange 3 31410 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–10 2017 L, 24–27

Connecticut

Connecticut at Syracuse
1 234Total
Huskies 7 707 21
• Orange 24 71010 51
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 2016 W, 31–24

at Clemson

Syracuse at Clemson
1 234Total
Orange 6 1007 23
• No. 3 Tigers 7 0614 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–4 2017 W, 27–24

at Pittsburgh

Syracuse at Pittsburgh
1 234OTTotal
Orange 14 31460 37
• Panthers 14 67107 44
  • Date: October 6
  • Location:
    Heinz Field
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Game start: 12:21 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:31
  • Game attendance: 37,100
  • Game weather: 82°F • SW 8 • Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: David Epperley
  • TV announcers (Raycom):
    Play-by-Play: Tom Werme
    Analyst: Dave Archer
    Sideline: Lericia Harris
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–31–3 2017 W, 24–27

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0
Orange 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2003 W, 49–47

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0
Orange 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–10 2017 L, 25–33

at Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0
Demon Deacons 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2017 L, 43–64

Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0
Orange 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–10 2017 L, 10–56

vs. Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Irish 0
Orange 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5 2016 L, 33–50

at Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0
Eagles 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–20 2017 L, 14–42

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2018 Syracuse Orange Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
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