2017 Syracuse Orange football team

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).

2017 Syracuse Orange football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
2017 record	4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach	Dino Babers (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Sean Lewis (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Lynch (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Ward (2nd season)
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262)

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 23 NC State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisville		4	–	4					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Florida State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6					4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami xy		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 24 Virginia Tech		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					5	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					7	–	6
Pittsburgh		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		3	–	5					6	–	7
North Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	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*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPN2	L 26–35	96,044
September 30	12:20 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	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
October 13	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)	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida	ESPN	L 19–27	56,158
November 4	12:20 p.m.	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	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	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	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

[1]

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

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

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

2018 NFL Draft

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Zaire Franklin	Indianapolis Colts	7th	235	LB

References

1. 2017 Syracuse Orange football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 14, 2017.