2023 Syracuse Orange football team
The 2023 Syracuse Orange football team will represent Syracuse University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange will be led by eight-year head coach Dino Babers and play their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic Division | |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jason Beck (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Rocky Long (1st season) |
Home stadium | JMA Wireless Dome (capacity: 49,057) |
Uniform | |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Orange finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. The Orange were selected to participate in the Pinstripe Bowl, where they lost to Minnesota.
Schedule
Syracuse and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[1][2] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004, that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Syracuse with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice in an (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Orange three set conference opponents for the next four years is; Boston College, Florida State, and Pittsburgh.[3][4]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 2 | Colgate* | ||
September 9 | Western Michigan* |
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September 16 | at Purdue* | ||
September 23 | Army* |
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September 30 | Clemson![]() |
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October 7 | at North Carolina | ||
October 14 | at Florida State | ||
October 26 | at Virginia Tech | ||
November 3 | Boston College |
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November 11 | vs. Pittsburgh | ||
November 18 | at Georgia Tech | ||
November 25 | Wake Forest |
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Game summaries
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Years at Syracuse |
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Dino Babers | Head coach | 8th |
Rocky Long | Defensive coordinator | 1st |
Jason Beck | Offensive coordinator | 3rd |
Chris Achuff | Defensive line coach | 4th |
Bob Ligashesky | Special teams coordinator | 2nd |
Mike Lynch | Running backs coach | 8th |
Steve Farmer | Offensive line coach | 1st |
Travis Fisher | Cornerbacks coach | 1st |
Michael Johnson | Outside Receivers | 2nd |
Nunzio Campanile | Tight ends coach | 1st |
After the season
References
- Leiker, Emily (January 30, 2023). "Syracuse AD reveals new football opponent for 2024, says future schedules full of 'opportunity'". Syracuse.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- "Syracuse football announces 2023 schedule; Orange to host Pitt at Yankee Stadium". Auburn Pub. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- Callaway, Kate (June 28, 2022). "How the ACC's new schedule model affects Syracuse football". Spectrum News. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- "2023 Syracuse Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
- Leiker, Emily (31 January 2023). "Syracuse football's 2023 schedule features two November home games". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "2023 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2022.