2010 Syracuse Orange football team

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2010 Syracuse Orange football
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
Pinstripe Bowl champion
Pinstripe Bowl, W 36–34 vs. Kansas State
Conference Big East Conference
Record8–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Scott Shafer (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Carrier Dome
Seasons
  2009
2011  
2010 Big East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Connecticut $+  5 2   8 5  
West Virginia +  5 2   9 4  
Pittsburgh +  5 2   8 5  
Syracuse  4 3   8 5  
South Florida  3 4   8 5  
Louisville  3 4   7 6  
Cincinnati  2 5   4 8  
Rutgers  1 6   4 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by head coach Doug Marrone in his second season. [1] They played their home games at Carrier Dome and were members of the Big East Conference. For the first time since Paul Pasqualoni was fired following the 2004 season, the Orange won enough games to become bowl eligible. Syracuse played Kansas State in the Inaugural Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium where they won 36–34 to finish the season 8–5, 4–3 in Big East play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 pmat Akron * ESPN3 W 29–315,969
September 117:00 pmat Washington * FSNNW L 20–4162,418
September 187:15 pm Maine * TWCSN W 38–1437,758
September 253:30 pm Colgate *
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPN3W 42–738,068
October 912:00 pmat South Florida Big East Network W 13–941,917
October 1612:00 pm Pittsburgh Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York (rivalry)
Big East NetworkL 14–4540,168
October 2312:00 pmat No. 19 West Virginia ESPN2 W 19–1458,122
October 3012:00 pmat Cincinnati ESPNU W 31–732,072
November 612:00 pm Louisville
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
Big East NetworkL 20–2840,735
November 133:30 pmat Rutgers ESPNUW 13–1049,911
November 207:00 pm Connecticut
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York (rivalry)
ESPNUL 6–2341,635
November 2712:00 pm Boston College *
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPN L 7–1642,191
December 303:00 pmvs. Kansas State *ESPNW 36–3438,274

References

  1. Weidner, Nolan (March 23, 2010). "Raw Enthusiasm: SU intense on cold, rainy day". The Post-Standard. Retrieved December 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.