The 2018 Syracuse Orange football team represented
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...
during the
2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2018.
The regular season began on August 25, 2018, and ended ...
. The Orange were led by third-year head coach
Dino Babers
Dino Sean Babers (born July 19, 1961) is an American football coach who is the current head football coach at Syracuse University. He was head coach at Bowling Green State University from 2014 to 2015. Prior to that, Babers had been head coach at ...
and played their home games at the
Carrier Dome
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. They competed as members of the Atlantic Division of the
Atlantic Coast Conference
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. After being picked to finish last in the preseason media poll, Syracuse went 10–3, 6–2 in ACC play to finish in 2nd place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the
Camping World Bowl
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, where they defeated
West Virginia
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.
Recruiting
Position key
Recruits
The Orange signed a total of 18 recruits.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
ACC media poll
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
Schedule
Schedule Source:
Rankings
Game summaries
At Western Michigan
Wagner
Florida State
UConn
At Clemson
At Pittsburgh
North Carolina
NC State
At Wake Forest
Louisville
Vs. Notre Dame
At Boston College
Vs. West Virginia (Camping World Bowl)
2019 NFL Draft
References
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Syracuse Orange football seasons
Cheez-It Bowl champion seasons
Syracuse 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) and the Atlantic Division of the ...