2019 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2019 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by fourth-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the Carrier Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.

2019 Syracuse Orange football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
2019 record5–7 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Lynch (2nd season as coordinator, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Ward (4th season, first nine games)
Steve Stanard (interim, final three games)
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
Uniform
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^  8 –0     14 –1  
Louisville  5 –3     8 –5  
Wake Forest  4 –4     8 –5  
Florida State  4 –4     6 –7  
Boston College  4 –4     6 –7  
Syracuse  2 –6     5 –7  
NC State  1 –7     4 –8  
Coastal Division
Virginia x  6 –2     9 –5  
Virginia Tech  5 –3     8 –5  
Miami  4 –4     6 –7  
Pittsburgh  4 –4     8 –5  
North Carolina  4 –4     7 –6  
Duke  3 –5     5 –7  
Georgia Tech  2 –6     3 –9  
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous Season

Syracuse ended the 2018 season with a 10-3 overall record, 6-2 in the ACC, to finish in second place in the ACC Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Camping World Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia.

Offseason

NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickTeamPosition
Chris Slayton7245New York GiantsDT

Undrafted free agents
PlayerTeamPositionRef
Cody ConwayTennessee TitansOT[1]
Jamal CustisKansas City ChiefsWR[2]
Eric DungeyNew York GiantsQB[3]
Koda MartinLos Angeles ChargersOT[4]

Recruiting

Syracuse's 2019 recruiting class consisted of 21 signees.[5] The class was ranked as the 10th best class in the ACC and the 55th best class overall according to the 247Sports Composite.[6]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[7] Andre Cisco S So.
Chuck Bednarik Award[8] Andre Cisco S So.
Alton Robinson DE Sr.
Doak Walker Award[9] Moe Neal RB Sr.
Biletnikoff Award[10] Sean Riley WR Sr.
Rimington Trophy[11] Airon Servais OL Jr.

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).[12]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Liberty*No. 22
ESPN+W 24–021,671
September 712:00 p.m.at Maryland*No. 21
ESPNL 20–6333,493
September 147:30 p.m.No. 1 Clemson
ABCL 6–4150,249
September 2112:00 p.m.Western Michigan*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCNW 52–3340,700
September 2812:00 p.m.Holy Cross*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCNW 41–340,575
October 108:00 p.m.at NC State
ESPNL 10–1655,860
October 187:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
ESPNL 20–2744,886
October 263:30 p.m.at Florida State
ESPN2L 17–3550,517
November 212:00 p.m.Boston College
ACCNL 27–5842,857
November 164:00 p.m.at Duke
ACCNW 49–616,286
November 234:00 p.m.at Louisville
ACCNL 34–5646,769
November 3012:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCRSNW 39–30 OT33,719

[13]

Rankings
Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 22 21 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Coaches 22 22 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Game summaries

at Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Orange 3 7 7 7 24
Flames 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2019 Liberty Flames football team

at Maryland
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Orange 7 6 7 0 20
Terrapins 21 21 7 14 63
See also: 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team

Clemson
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Tigers 14 3 10 14 41
Orange 0 6 0 0 6
See also: 2019 Clemson Tigers football team

Western Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 13 20 0 33
Orange 14 10 14 14 52
See also: 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Holy Cross
1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 3 0 0 3
Orange 17 7 10 7 41
See also: 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

at NC State
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 0 3 7 10
Wolfpack 6 7 3 0 16
See also: 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team

Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 14 0 3 27
Orange 3 3 7 7 20
See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

at Florida State
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 3 0 14 17
Seminoles 13 8 14 0 35
See also: 2019 Florida State Seminoles football team

Boston College
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 10 34 7 7 58
Orange 17 3 7 0 27
See also: 2019 Boston College Eagles football team

at Duke
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 14 0 21 14 49
Blue Devils 0 6 0 0 6
See also: 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

at Louisville
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 3 7 17 7 34
Cardinals 21 7 21 7 56
See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team

Wake Forest
1 2 3 4OT Total
Demon Deacons 3 3 14 100 30
Orange 10 7 3 109 39
See also: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2020 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
5148Alton RobinsonDESeattle Seahawks
7228Sterling HofrichterPAtlanta Falcons

References
  1. "Orange Trio signs as undrafted free agents". tigernet.com. April 27, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. "Orange Trio signs as undrafted free agents". tigernet.com. April 27, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. "Dungey joins Giants as undrafted free agent". cuse.com. May 2, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  4. "Orange Trio signs as undrafted free agents". tigernet.com. April 27, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  5. "2019 Syracuse 2019 Football Commits". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  6. "2019 Football Team Rankings [Composite]". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  7. "Impact Foundation names 2019 watch list". LottImpactTrophy.org. Pacific Club Impact Foundation. May 17, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  8. "2019 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  9. "2019 Doak Walker Award Candidates Announced" (PDF). smu.edu. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  10. "2019 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". biletnikoffaward.com. Biletnikoff Award, Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  11. "2019 Rimington Trophy Watch List". rimingtontrophy.com. Rimington Trophy. July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  12. "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  13. "2019 Syracuse Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019.


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