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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 743-578-49
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 11
 Forfeit Wins 1
 Adjusted Record 743-578-49
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 1
 Conference Titles 4
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 99-137-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 502-257-27
 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  19-30
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Ohio in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Syracuse won 29-9 in 2021.
All-Time:
 Syracuse vs. Ohio 3-0-0 100.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Ohio
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Georgia Tech
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Stanford
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Holy Cross
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ 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
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Boston College 0-0
California 0-0
Clemson 0-0
Duke 0-0
Florida State 0-0
Georgia Tech 0-0
Louisville 0-0
Miami 0-0
North Carolina 0-0
North Carolina State 0-0
Pittsburgh 0-0
Southern Methodist 0-0
Stanford 0-0
Syracuse 0-0
Virginia 0-0
Virginia Tech 0-0
Wake Forest 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 112-126
 20 or more  107-61
 30 or more 78-13
 40 or more 39-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 27-0
 10 or more 85-169
 20 or more 47-148
 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 Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.