2019 Syracuse Orange football team

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2019 Syracuse Orange football
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record5–7 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Lynch (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator Brian Ward (4th season; first nine games)
Steve Stanard (interim; final three games)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Carrier Dome
Uniform
Syracuse orange football unif19.png
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^  8 0   14 1  
Louisville  5 3   8 5  
Wake Forest  4 4   8 5  
Florida State  4 4   6 7  
Boston College  4 4   6 7  
Syracuse  2 6   5 7  
NC State  1 7   4 8  
Coastal Division
Virginia x  6 2   9 5  
Virginia Tech  5 3   8 5  
Miami (FL)  4 4   6 7  
Pittsburgh  4 4   8 5  
North Carolina  4 4   7 6  
Duke  3 5   5 7  
Georgia Tech  2 6   3 9  
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by fourth-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the Carrier Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.

Contents

Offseason

Offseason departures

NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickTeamPosition
Chris Slayton 7245 New York Giants DT

Undrafted free agents

PlayerTeamPositionRef
Cody Conway Tennessee Titans OT [1]
Jamal Custis Kansas City Chiefs WR [2]
Eric Dungey New York Giants QB [3]
Koda Martin Los Angeles Chargers OT [4]

Recruiting

Syracuse's 2019 recruiting class consisted of 21 signees. [5] The class was ranked as the 10th best class in the ACC and the 55th best class overall according to the 247Sports Composite. [6]

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Luke Benson
TE
Doylestown, PA Central Bucks High School West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)Jun 24, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 72
Matthew Bergeron
OT
Quebec City, QC Cégep Garneau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)280 lb (130 kg)Jul 9, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 78
Geoff Cantin
OLB
Quebec City, QC Cégep Garneau6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)Jun 22, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 78
Adrian Cole
CB
Fort Lauderdale, FL Plantation High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)156 lb (71 kg)Jun 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 72
Cooper Dawson
OT
Charleston, SC Hanahan High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)250 lb (110 kg)Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 77
Ishmael Goulbourne
DE
Palm Beach Gardens, FL Dwyer High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)Aug 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 72
Aman Greenwood
S
Washington, D.C. St. John's College High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)Nov 28, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 76
Courtney Jackson
WR
Monroeville, PA Gateway High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)160 lb (73 kg)Apr 27, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 79
Garrison Johnson
RB
Manvel, TX Manvel High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)210 lb (95 kg)Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 75
Mikel Jones
OLB
Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)208 lb (94 kg)Nov 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 80
Lee Kpogba
OLB
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Parkland Magnet High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg)Nov 20, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 76
Steven Linton
DE
Dublin, GA Dublin High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 74
Jason Munoz
DE
Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)235 lb (107 kg)Jan 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 77
Cornelius Nunn
S
Miami, FL Miami Palmetto High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)Nov 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 77
Anthony Red Jr.
OG
Oakdale, CT St. Thomas More School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)275 lb (125 kg)Jun 17, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 74
Joe Rondi
DT
Wayne, NJ Wayne Valley High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)250 lb (110 kg)Jun 13, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 74
David Summers
QB
Trumbull, CT St. Joseph High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)Jan 27, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 79
Darius Tisdale
OT
Scranton, PA Lackawanna College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)295 lb (134 kg)Dec 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 78
Andrew Tuazama
DE
Matthews, NC Jireh Prep6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg)Dec 15, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 75
Garrett Williams
CB
Harrisburg, NC Hickory Ridge High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)171 lb (78 kg)Aug 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 54   247Sports: 55   ESPN: 58
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  • "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  • "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Lott Trophy [7] Andre Cisco SSo.
Chuck Bednarik Award [8] Andre CiscoSSo.
Alton Robinson DESr.
Doak Walker Award [9] Moe NealRBSr.
Biletnikoff Award [10] Sean RileyWRSr.
Rimington Trophy [11] Airon ServaisOL Redshirt.svg Jr.

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Syracuse was predicted to finish in second in the Atlantic Division, and received the second-most votes to win the conference championship game (although Clemson received 170 of 173 total votes). [12]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Liberty *No. 22 ESPN+ W 24–021,671
September 712:00 p.m.at Maryland *No. 21 ESPN L 20–6333,493
September 147:30 p.m.No. 1 Clemson Dagger-14-plain.png ABC L 6–4150,249
September 2112:00 p.m. Western Michigan *
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCN W 52–3340,700
September 2812:00 p.m. Holy Cross *
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCNW 41–340,575
October 108:00 p.m.at NC State ESPN L 10–1655,860
October 187:00 p.m. Pittsburgh
ESPNL 20–2744,886
October 263:30 p.m.at Florida State ESPN2L 17–3550,517
November 212:00 p.m. Boston College
ACCNL 27–5842,857
November 164:00 p.m.at Duke ACCNW 49–616,286
November 234:00 p.m.at Louisville ACCNL 34–5646,769
November 3012:30 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCRSN W 39–30 OT33,719

[13]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 2221RV
Coaches 2222
CFP Not releasedNot released

Game summaries

At Liberty

1234Total
No. 22 Orange377724
Flames00000

At Maryland

1234Total
No. 21 Orange767020
Terrapins212171463

Clemson

1234Total
No. 1 Tigers143101441
Orange06006

Western Michigan

1234Total
Broncos01320033
Orange1410141452

Holy Cross

1234Total
Crusaders03003
Orange17710741

At NC State

1234Total
Orange003710
Wolfpack673016

Pittsburgh

1234Total
Panthers10140327
Orange337720

At Florida State

1234Total
Orange0301417
Seminoles13814035

Boston College

1234Total
Eagles10347758
Orange1737027

At Duke

1234Total
Orange140211449
Blue Devils06006

At Louisville

1234Total
Orange3717734
Cardinals21721756

Wake Forest

1234OTTotal
Demon Deacons331410030
Orange107310939

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
5148 Alton Robinson DE Seattle Seahawks
7228 Sterling Hofrichter P Atlanta Falcons

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