American college football season
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.
Syracuse finished their season with a 1–10 record, their worst record since 2005.
Schedule[edit]
Syracuse had games scheduled against Colgate, Rutgers, and Western Michigan, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 18 North Carolina | | ACCN | L 6–31 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Pittsburgh | | ACCN | L 10–21 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | | ACCRSN | W 37–20 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
October 10 | 12:30 p.m. | Duke | | ACCRSN | L 24–38 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Liberty* | | ACCRSN | L 21–38 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Clemson | | ACCN | L 21–47 | 18,629 |
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | | ACCN | L 14–38 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Boston College | | ACCRSN | L 13–16 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at Louisville | | ESPN | L 0–30 | 11,192 |
November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State | | ACCN | L 29–36 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
December 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Notre Dame | | NBC | L 21–45 | 6,831 |
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The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.[1]
Game summaries[edit]
At North Carolina[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Orange | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
No. 18 Tar Heels | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
At Pittsburgh[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Orange | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 25 Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Georgia Tech[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Yellow Jackets | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Orange | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 10 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 38 |
Orange | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Liberty[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Flames | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
Orange | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
At Clemson[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Orange | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 1 Tigers | 17 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 |
Wake Forest[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Demon Deacons | 10 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
Orange | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Boston College[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Orange | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
At Louisville[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Orange | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardinals | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
NC State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wolfpack | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 36 |
Orange | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 29 |
At Notre Dame[edit]
| 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[edit]
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