2018 Syracuse Orange football | |
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Camping World Bowl champion | |
Camping World Bowl, W 34–18 vs. West Virginia | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Lynch (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Veer and shoot |
Defensive coordinator | Brian Ward (3rd season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Home stadium | Carrier Dome |
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No. 1 Clemson x$#^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Syracuse | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pittsburgh x | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by third-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the Carrier Dome. They competed as members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. After being picked to finish last in the preseason media poll, Syracuse went 10–3, 6–2 in ACC play to finish in 2nd place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Camping World Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia.
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 |
The Orange signed a total of 18 recruits.
US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits | ||||||
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Gabe Horan TE | Baldwinsville, New York | Charles W. Baker High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Feb 9, 2017 | |
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Atrilleon Williams DB | White Plains, New York | Archbishop Stepinac High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 27, 2017 | |
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Cooper Lutz WR | Reading, Pennsylvania | Berks Catholic High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 20, 2017 | |
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Juan Wallace LB | Washington, D.C. | IMG Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 4, 2017 | |
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Akeem Dixon RB | Vero Beach, Florida | Vero Beach High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | May 17, 2017 | |
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Anthony Queeley WR | Orlando, Florida | Lake Nona High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 18, 2017 | |
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Willem Froumy OT | Exeter, New Hampshire | Exeter High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Jun 20, 2017 | |
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Taj Harris WR | Palmyra, New Jersey | Palmyra High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 24, 2017 | |
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Edward Hendrix WR | Washington, D.C. | H.D. Woodson High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 16, 2017 | |
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Cameron Jonas S | West Palm Beach, Florida | Dwyer High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Aug 21, 2017 | |
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Qadir White OT | Bronx, New York | Cardinal Hayes High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 334 lb (151 kg) | Aug 24, 2017 | |
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Andre Cisco S | Valley Stream, New York | IMG Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | Dec 8, 2017 | |
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Tre Allison LB | Tyler, Texas | John Tyler High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | Dec 10, 2017 | |
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Lakiem Williams LB | Tacoma, Washington | Butte College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Dec 10, 2017 | |
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Carlos Vettorello OG | Detroit, Michigan | University of Detroit Jesuit High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 277 lb (126 kg) | Dec 12, 2017 | |
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Chance Amie QB | Tyler, Texas | Robert E. Lee High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | Dec 20, 2017 | |
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Jarveon Howard RB | Columbia, Mississippi | East Marion High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | Jan 29, 2018 | |
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Caleb Okechukwu DE | Washington, D.C. | St. John's College High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Feb 7, 2018 | |
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Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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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 |
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Clemson | 1,031 (145) |
2 | Florida State | 789 (1) |
3 | NC State | 712 (2) |
4 | Boston College | 545 |
5 | Louisville | 422 |
6 | Wake Forest | 413 |
7 | Syracuse | 232 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan * | CBSSN | W 55–42 | 20,628 | ||
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Wagner * | ACCN Extra | W 62–10 | 29,395 | ||
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida State |
| ESPN | W 30–7 | 37,457 | |
September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | UConn * |
| ESPNews | W 51–21 | 36,632 | |
September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Clemson | ABC | L 23–27 | 80,122 | ||
October 6 | 12:20 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | ACCN | L 37–44 OT | 37,100 | ||
October 20 | 12:20 p.m. | North Carolina ![]() |
| ACCN | W 40–37 2OT | 35,210 | |
October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 NC State |
| ESPN2 | W 51–41 | 40,769 | |
November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 19 | ACCRSN | W 41–24 | 26,136 | |
November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisville | No. 13 |
| ESPN2 | W 54–23 | 42,797 |
November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Notre Dame * | No. 12 | NBC | L 3–36 | 48,104 | |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 20 | ESPN | W 42–21 | 34,959 | |
December 28 | 5:15 p.m. | vs. No. 16 West Virginia * | No. 20 | ESPN | W 34–18 | 41,125 | |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | 22 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | 24 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
CFP | Not released | 19 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | Not released |
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No. 22 Wolfpack | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
Orange | 24 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 51 |
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No. 22 Orange | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
Demon Deacons | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
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Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
No. 13 Orange | 7 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 54 |
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No. 3 Fighting Irish | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
No. 12 Orange | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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No. 19 Orange | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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No. 15 Mountaineers | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
No. 17 Orange | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 34 |
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7 | 245 | Chris Slayton | DT | New York Giants |
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