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American college football season
The 2021 Syracuse Orange football team represented
Syracuse University during the
2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by sixth-year head coach
Dino Babers and played their home games at the
Carrier Dome, competing as members of the
Atlantic Coast Conference.
Offseason
Offseason departures
NFL draftees
Undrafted free agents
Schedule
The ACC released their schedule on January 28, 2021.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at
Ohio* | |
CBSSN | W 29–9 | 23,904 |
September 11 | 2:00 p.m. |
Rutgers* | |
ACCN | L 7–17 | 31,941 |
September 18 | 12:00 p.m. |
Albany* | | ACCN | W 62–24 | 30,156 |
| 8:00 p.m. |
Liberty* | | ACCN | W 24–21 | 29,942 |
October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at
Florida State | | ACCN | L 30–33 | 56,609 |
October 9 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19
Wake Forest | |
ESPN2 | L 37–40 OT | 38,554 |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Clemson | | ESPN | L 14–17 | 36,670 |
October 23 | 12:30 p.m. | at
Virginia Tech | |
ACCRSN | W 41–36 | 57,941 |
October 30 | 3:30 p.m. |
Boston College | - Carrier Dome
- Syracuse, NY (
rivalry)
| ACCRSN | W 21–6 | 32,022 |
November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Louisville | | ACCRSN | L 3–41 | 43,797 |
November 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 20
NC State | | ACCN | L 17–41 | 54,083 |
November 27 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 17
Pittsburgh | - Carrier Dome
- Syracuse, NY (
rivalry)
| ACCN | L 14–31 | 27,939 |
|
Source:
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Game summaries
At Ohio
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Orange
|
9
|
3
|
10
|
7 |
29 |
Bobcats
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
3 |
9 |
Rutgers
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Scarlet Knights
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
3 |
17 |
Orange
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Albany
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Great Danes
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
Orange
|
21
|
24
|
10
|
7 |
62 |
Liberty
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Flames
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Orange
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
3 |
24 |
At Florida State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Orange
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
10 |
30 |
Seminoles
|
3
|
13
|
7
|
10 |
33 |
No. 19 Wake Forest
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
No. 19 Demon Deacons
|
3
|
14
|
9
|
8 | 6 |
40 |
Orange
|
7
|
14
|
6
|
7 | 3 |
37 |
Clemson
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
3 |
17 |
Orange
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
At Virginia Tech
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Orange
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
21 |
41 |
Hokies
|
7
|
12
|
7
|
10 |
36 |
Boston College
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0 |
6 |
Orange
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
0 |
21 |
At Louisville
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Orange
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Cardinals
|
14
|
21
|
3
|
3 |
41 |
At No. 20 NC State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Orange
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
17 |
No. 20 Wolfpack
|
0
|
28
|
10
|
3 |
41 |
No. 17 Pittsburgh
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 17 Panthers
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
3 |
31 |
Orange
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
References
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