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American college football season
The 2017 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by second-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the Carrier Dome. They competed as members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in last place with a final record of 4–8 (2–6 ACC).
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | | ACCN Extra | W 50–7 | 30,273 |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* | - Carrier Dome
- Syracuse, New York
| ACCN Extra | L 23–30 | 29,731 |
September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan* | - Carrier Dome
- Syracuse, New York
| ACCN Extra | W 41–17 | 33,004 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 25 LSU* | | ESPN2 | L 26–35 | 96,044 |
September 30 | 12:20 p.m. | at NC State | | ACCN | L 25–33 | 56,197 |
October 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | - Carrier Dome
- Syracuse, New York (rivalry)
| ACCRSN | W 27–24 | 33,290 |
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | - Carrier Dome
- Syracuse, New York
| ESPN | W 27–24 | 42,475 |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Miami (FL) | | ESPN | L 19–27 | 56,158 |
November 4 | 12:20 p.m. | at Florida State | | ACCN | L 24–27 | 71,805 |
November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | - Carrier Dome
- Syracuse, New York
| ACCRSN | L 43–64 | 38,539 |
November 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at Louisville | | ESPNU | L 10–56 | 34,265 |
November 25 | 12:20 p.m. | Boston College | - Carrier Dome
- Syracuse, New York (rivalry)
| ACCN | L 14–42 | 30,202 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Central Connecticut
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Orange
|
21
|
10
|
13
|
6 |
50 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
|
Middle Tennessee
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Raiders
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
30 |
Orange
|
3
|
10
|
3
|
7 |
23 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
|
Central Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Chippewas
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
17 |
Orange
|
10
|
14
|
17
|
0 |
41 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
3–0
|
2015
|
W, 30–27
|
at LSU
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Orange
|
3
|
0
|
16
|
7 |
26 |
No. 25 Tigers
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
35 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
2–1
|
2016
|
L, 24–34
|
at NC State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Orange
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
8 |
25 |
Wolfpack
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
7 |
33 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
1–9
|
2016
|
L, 20–35
|
Pittsburgh
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Panthers
|
0
|
10
|
3
|
11 |
24 |
Orange
|
3
|
7
|
10
|
7 |
27 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
30–38–3
|
2016
|
L, 61–76
|
Clemson
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 2 Tigers
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
0 |
24 |
Orange
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
3 |
27 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
1–4
|
2016
|
L, 0–54
|
at Miami (FL)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Orange
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
6 |
19 |
No. 8 Hurricanes
|
3
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
7–15
|
2003
|
L, 10–17
|
at Florida State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Orange
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
7 |
24 |
Seminoles
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
3 |
27 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
1–9
|
2016
|
L, 14–45
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Wake Forest
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Demon Deacons
|
21
|
3
|
16
|
24 |
64 |
Orange
|
14
|
24
|
5
|
0 |
43 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
4–2
|
2016
|
L, 9–28
|
at Louisville
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Orange
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
Cardinals
|
7
|
28
|
14
|
7 |
56 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
6–9
|
2016
|
L, 28–62
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Boston College
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
42 |
Orange
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
30–19
|
2016
|
W, 28–20
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2018 NFL Draft
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