2010 Syracuse Orange football team

2010 Syracuse Orange football
Pinstripe Bowl champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Marrone (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorScott Shafer (2nd season)
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
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. 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.