The 2024 Syracuse Orange football team will represent

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as a member of the

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(ACC) during the

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. The Orange play their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome, competing as members of the

. They are led by first-year head coach

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Schedule

Offseason

Preseason

Dino Babers, who coached the team from 2016 to 2023, was fired from his role as head coach at Syracuse on November 19, 2023, one game before the end of the 2023 regular season. Babers had only just two winning seasons during his eight years at Syracuse. He moved to become the offensive coordinator at the University of Arizona. First year OC

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took the same position at New Mexico. On November 28, 2023,

was named the 31st head coach of the Orange. Brown was named #1 national recruiter by 247Sports in 2023, and previously served as the defensive backs coach at Georgia, Baylor, Rutgers, and Temple. His deep recruiting ties in South Jersey, one of Syracuse’s primary recruiting grounds, were cited as a major reason for his hiring. Jeff Nixon and Elijah Robinson were hired as OC and DC, respectively. The Syracuse Orange were ranked 16th nationally with 77% of their production returning, according to data compiled by ESPN’s Bill Connelly.

Team departures

Over the course of the off-season, Syracuse lost over 35 players to graduation and to the transfer portal (29). No Orange players were selected in the

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, but three former Orange were selected in the first round of the

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Recruiting

Syracuse's 2024 class consisted of 25 signees. The class was ranked eighth in the ACC and 37th best overall by the

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Composite. 2024 Overall class rankings

Transfers

Syracuse had 29 departures with an average

rating of 85, and welcomed 23 transfer players with an average rating of 87.17. This net rating gain of +2.17 tied for fifth best in the ACC.

Players arriving

Players leaving

Game summaries

vs. Ohio

vs. Georgia Tech

vs. Stanford

vs. Holy Cross

at No. 25 UNLV

at NC State

at Pittsburgh ( rivalry)

Personnel

Coaching staff

Rankings

References

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Syracuse Orange football seasons

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