| Syracuse Orange football | |||
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| First season | 1889 | ||
| Athletic director | John Wildhack | ||
| Head coach | Fran Brown 1st season, 7–3 (.700) | ||
| Stadium | JMA Wireless Dome (capacity: 42,784) | ||
| Year built | 1980 | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf[1] | ||
| Location | Syracuse, New York | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | ACC (2013–present) | ||
| Division | Atlantic (2013–2022) | ||
| Past conferences | Big East (1991–2012) Independent (1889–1990) | ||
| All-time record | 745–578–49 [2] (.561) | ||
| Bowl record | 16–11–1 (.589) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 1 (1959) | ||
| Conference titles | 5 (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2012) | ||
| Rivalries | Pittsburgh (rivalry) West Virginia (rivalry) Penn State (rivalry) Colgate (rivalry) | ||
| Heisman winners | Ernie Davis – 1961 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 20[3] | ||
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| Colors | Orange[4] | ||
| Fight song | Down the Field | ||
| Mascot | Otto the Orange | ||
| Marching band | Syracuse University Marching Band | ||
| Website | Cuse football | ||
The Syracuse Orange football team represents Syracuse University in the sport of American football. The Orange compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Syracuse is the only Division I FBS school in New York to compete in one of the Power Four conferences.
The Orange play their home games in the JMA Wireless Dome, referred to as the JMA Dome on the university's campus in Syracuse, New York.[5] The stadium is also known as "The Loud House."
Formed in 1889, the program has amassed over 740 wins and has achieved one consensus national championship in 1959, defeating the Texas Longhorns in that season's Cotton Bowl. Syracuse has had 2 undefeated seasons, 5 conference championships since 1991, and has produced a Heisman Trophy winner, over 60 first team All-Americans, 18 Academic All-Americans and over 240 NFL players.[6] Syracuse has had 18 members inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, 2nd-most in the ACC, including former players Ernie Davis, Tim Green, Don McPherson, Art Monk and former coaches Vic Hanson, Ben Schwartzwalder, and Dick MacPherson.[7] The Orange boast 8 inductees in the Pro Football Hall Of Fame, tied for the 4th-most of any school, including Jim Brown, Marvin Harrison, Larry Csonka, and Floyd Little.[8]
The Orange have 28 bowl appearances, 10 of which are among the New Year's Six Bowls. Syracuse has finished in the Final Top 25 rankings 21 times in the national polls, and finished in either the AP or Coaches Polls a combined 35 times since 1952. Syracuse has appeared in over 200 AP Polls including 7 weeks at AP number one.
- ^ "History of the Carrier Dome". Cuse.com. September 29, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ NCAA Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/history?utf8=✓&org_id=688&sport_code=MFB&commit=Search
- ^ "SYRACUSE ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS". cuse.com. September 20, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Color Palette". Syracuse University Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Syracuse University, JMA Wireless Announce Naming Rights Partnership, Usher in the JMA Wireless Dome Era | Syracuse University News". May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Syracuse Football History". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Inductees - Football Players & Coaches - College Football Hall of Fame". www.cfbhall.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Hall of Famers by College - Hall of Famers | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". www.profootballhof.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.