2020 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2020 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by fifth-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the Carrier Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020 Syracuse Orange football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–10 (1–9 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSterlin Gilbert (1st season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorTony White (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Notre Dame y^   9 0     10 2  
No. 3 Clemson y$^   8 1     10 2  
No. 22 Miami (FL)   7 2     8 3  
No. 18 North Carolina   7 3     8 4  
NC State   7 3     8 4  
Boston College   5 5     6 5  
Pittsburgh   5 5     6 5  
Virginia Tech   5 5     5 6  
Virginia   4 5     5 5  
Wake Forest   3 4     4 5  
Georgia Tech   3 6     3 7  
Louisville   3 7     4 7  
Florida State   2 6     3 6  
Duke   1 9     2 9  
Syracuse   1 9     1 10  
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

Syracuse finished their season with a 1–10 record, their worst record since 2005.

Schedule

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Syracuse had games scheduled against Colgate, Rutgers, and Western Michigan, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1212:00 p.m.at No. 18 North CarolinaACCNL 6–310 (Behind closed doors)
September 1912:00 p.m.at No. 25 PittsburghACCNL 10–210 (Behind closed doors)
September 2612:00 p.m.Georgia TechACCRSNW 37–200 (Behind closed doors)
October 1012:30 p.m.Duke
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCRSNL 24–380 (Behind closed doors)
October 1712:00 p.m.Liberty*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCRSNL 21–380 (Behind closed doors)
October 2412:00 p.m.at No. 1 ClemsonACCNL 21–4718,629
October 3112:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCNL 14–380 (Behind closed doors)
November 72:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCRSNL 13–160 (Behind closed doors)
November 207:30 p.m.at LouisvilleESPNL 0–3011,192
November 2812:00 p.m.NC State
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCNL 29–360 (Behind closed doors)
December 52:30 p.m.at No. 2 Notre DameNBCL 21–456,831

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.[1]

Game summaries

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At North Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 3 3 0 6
No. 18 Tar Heels 7 0 3 21 31

At Pittsburgh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 3 7 0 0 10
No. 25 Panthers 7 7 7 0 21

Georgia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 0 13 7 0 20
Orange 17 6 7 7 37

Duke

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 10 14 6 8 38
Orange 7 7 7 3 24

Liberty

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1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 14 7 14 3 38
Orange 7 7 0 7 21

At Clemson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 14 7 0 21
No. 1 Tigers 17 10 7 13 47

Wake Forest

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1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 10 7 21 0 38
Orange 0 7 0 7 14

Boston College

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 7 0 6 16
Orange 0 3 3 7 13

At Louisville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 0 0 0 0
Cardinals 3 17 7 3 30

NC State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 7 7 13 9 36
Orange 7 15 7 0 29

At Notre Dame

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1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 7 7 7 21
No. 2 Fighting Irish 3 21 14 7 45

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 65 Andre Cisco S Jacksonville Jaguars
3 101 Ifeatu Melifonwu CB Detroit Lions

References

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  1. ^ a b "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.