| 2025 Syracuse Orange football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–4 (1–3 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Nixon (2nd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Mike Johnson (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Elijah Robinson (2nd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Robert Wright (2nd season) |
| Base defense | Multiple 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | JMA Wireless Dome |
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Virginia | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Louisville | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of October 20, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Syracuse Orange football team represents Syracuse University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange play their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome located in Syracuse, New York. They are led by second-year head coach Fran Brown. The Orange are in their 124th season overall and their 13th as a member of the ACC. [1]
Syracuse's 2025 class consisted of 35 signees. [2] The class was ranked 11th in the ACC and forty-first best overall by the 247Sports Composite. [3]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 5 | 165 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 6 | 181 | Kyle McCord | QB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 7 | 236 | LeQuint Allen | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 7 | 254 | Fadil Diggs | DE | New Orleans Saints |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 24 Tennessee * | ABC | L 26–45 | 45,918 | |
| September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | UConn * | ACCNX/ESPN+ | W 27–20 OT | 39,391 | |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Colgate * |
| ACCN | W 66–24 | 37,372 |
| September 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Clemson | ESPN | W 34–21 | 80,225 | |
| September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Duke |
| ACCN | L 3–38 | 44,451 |
| October 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at SMU | ACCN | L 18–31 | 34,845 | |
| October 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh |
| ACCN | L 13–30 | 40,772 |
| October 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Georgia Tech |
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| October 31 | 7:30 p.m. | North Carolina |
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| November 8 | at Miami (FL) | |||||
| November 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame * | NBC | |||
| November 29 | Boston College |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Orange | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| No. 24 Volunteers | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
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| Statistics | SYR | TENN |
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| First downs | 24 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 84–377 | 67–495 |
| Rushes–yards | 44–103 | 39–248 |
| Passing yards | 274 | 247 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23–40–1 | 16–28–0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:31 | 25:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Syracuse | Passing | Steve Angeli | 23/40, 274 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Yasin Willis | 23 carries, 91 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Dan Villari | 5 receptions, 55 yards | |
| Tennessee | Passing | Joey Aguilar | 16/28, 247 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Star Thomas | 12 carries, 92 yards | |
| Receiving | Braylon Staley | 4 receptions, 95 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Huskies | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Orange | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York
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| Statistics | CONN | SYR |
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| First downs | 20 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 82–461 | 78–416 |
| Rushes–yards | 28–45 | 34–142 |
| Passing yards | 274 | 417 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–44–0 | 33–53–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:34 | 26:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UConn | Passing | Joe Fagnano | 24/43, 259 yards |
| Rushing | Cam Edwards | 21 carries, 75 yards | |
| Receiving | Skyler Bell | 11 receptions, 105 yards | |
| Syracuse | Passing | Steve Angeli | 33/53, 417 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Yasin Willis | 11 carries, 48 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Dan Villari | 7 receptions, 104 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders (FCS) | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Orange | 14 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 66 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York
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| Statistics | COLG | SYR |
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| First downs | 25 | 32 |
| Plays–yards | 83–408 | 72–610 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–107 | 35–173 |
| Passing yards | 301 | 447 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 30–54–2 | 27–37–1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:21 | 26:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Colgate | Passing | Jake Stearney | 14/20, 148 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Cole Fulton | 7 carries, 72 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Reed Swanson | 7 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD | |
| Syracuse | Passing | Steve Angeli | 23/31, 382 yards, 5 TD |
| Rushing | Will Nixon | 12 carries, 66 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Darrell Gill Jr. | 6 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Orange | 10 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina
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| Statistics | SYR | CLEM |
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| First downs | 24 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 77–433 | 83–503 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–155 | 22–140 |
| Passing yards | 278 | 363 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–39–0 | 37–61–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:40 | 29:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Syracuse | Passing | Steve Angeli | 18/31, 344 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Yasin Willis | 18 carries, 94 yards | |
| Receiving | Johntay Cook II | 6 receptions, 113 yards | |
| Clemson | Passing | Cade Klubnik | 37/60, 363 yards, 3 TDs, INT |
| Rushing | Adam Randall | 16 carries, 130 yards | |
| Receiving | T. J. Moore | 8 receptions, 92 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Blue Devils | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Orange | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York
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| Duke | Passing | ||
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| Syracuse | Passing | ||
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| Orange | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas
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| Statistics | SYR | SMU |
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| SMU | Passing | ||
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| Panthers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Orange | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York
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| Pittsburgh | Passing | ||
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| Syracuse | Passing | ||
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| Orange | 0 | ||
| No. 7 Yellow Jackets | 0 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
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| Georgia Tech | Passing | ||
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| Tar Heels | 0 | ||
| Orange | 0 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York
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| Statistics | UNC | SYR |
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| Syracuse | Passing | ||
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| Orange | 0 | ||
| Hurricanes | 0 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
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| Miami (FL) | Passing | ||
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| Orange | 0 | ||
| Fighting Irish | 0 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
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| Notre Dame | Passing | ||
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| Eagles | 0 | ||
| Orange | 0 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York
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