The 2019 Syracuse Orange football team represented

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during the

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. The Orange were led by fourth-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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, competing as members of the Atlantic Division of the

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. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.

Previous season

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, where they defeated

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Offseason

Offseason departures

NFL draftees

Undrafted free agents

Recruiting

Syracuse's 2019 recruiting class consisted of 21 signees. The class was ranked as the 10th best class in the

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and the 55th best class overall according to the

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Composite.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Syracuse was predicted to finish in second in the Atlantic Division, and received the second-most votes to win the conference championship game (although Clemson received 170 of 173 total votes).

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

At Liberty

At Maryland

Clemson

Western Michigan

Holy Cross

At NC State

Pittsburgh

At Florida State

Boston College

At Duke

At Louisville

Wake Forest

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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Syracuse Orange football seasons

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