2020 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2020 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by fifth-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the Carrier Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020 Syracuse Orange football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020 record	1–10 (1–9 ACC)
Head coach	Dino Babers (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Sterlin Gilbert (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony White (1st season)
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262)
Uniform

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Notre Dame y^		9	–	0					10	–	2
No. 3 Clemson y$^		8	–	1					10	–	2
No. 22 Miami (FL)		7	–	2					8	–	3
No. 18 North Carolina		7	–	3					8	–	4
NC State		7	–	3					8	–	4
Boston College		5	–	5					6	–	5
Pittsburgh		5	–	5					6	–	5
Virginia Tech		5	–	5					5	–	6
Virginia		4	–	5					5	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	4					4	–	5
Georgia Tech		3	–	6					3	–	7
Louisville		3	–	7					4	–	7
Florida State		2	–	6					3	–	6
Duke		1	–	9					2	–	9
Syracuse		1	–	9					1	–	10
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

Syracuse finished their season with a 1–10 record, their worst record since 2005.

Previous season

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

Schedule

Syracuse had games scheduled against Colgate, Rutgers, and Western Michigan, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	Noon	at No. 18 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 6–31	0
September 19	Noon	at No. 25 Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ACCN	L 10–21	0
September 26	Noon	Georgia Tech	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN	W 37–20	0
October 10	12:30 p.m.	Duke	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN	L 24–38	0
October 17	Noon	Liberty*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN	L 21–38	0
October 24	Noon	at No. 1 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 21–47	18,629
October 31	Noon	Wake Forest	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 14–38	0
November 7	2:00 p.m.	Boston College	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ACCRSN	L 13–16	0
November 20	7:30 p.m.	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 0–30	11,192
November 28	Noon	NC State	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 29–36	0
December 5	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	L 21–45	6,831
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.[1]

Game summaries

at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	3	3	0	6
No. 18 Tar Heels	7	0	3	21	31

at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	3	7	0	0	10
No. 25 Panthers	7	7	7	0	21

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	0	13	7	0	20
Orange	17	6	7	7	37

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	10	14	6	8	38
Orange	7	7	7	3	24

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	14	7	14	3	38
Orange	7	7	0	7	21

at Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	14	7	0	21
No. 1 Tigers	17	10	7	13	47

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	10	7	21	0	38
Orange	0	7	0	7	14

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	7	0	6	16
Orange	0	3	3	7	13

at Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	3	17	7	3	30

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	7	7	13	9	36
Orange	7	15	7	0	29

at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	7	7	7	21
No. 2 Fighting Irish	3	21	14	7	45

References

1. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
2. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.