2018 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2018 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by third-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. After being picked to finish last in the preseason media poll, Syracuse went 10–3, 6–2 in ACC play to finish in 2nd place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Camping World Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia.

2018 Syracuse Orange football
Camping World Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
2018 record10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Lynch (1st season as coordinator, 3rd overall season)
Offensive schemeVeer and Shoot
Defensive coordinatorBrian Ward (3rd season)
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^  8 –0     15 –0  
No. 15 Syracuse  6 –2     10 –3  
NC State  5 –3     9 –4  
Boston College  4 –4     7 –5  
Wake Forest  3 –5     7 –6  
Florida State  3 –5     5 –7  
Louisville  0 –8     2 –10  
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x  6 –2     7 –7  
Georgia Tech  5 –3     7 –6  
Miami  4 –4     7 –6  
Virginia  4 –4     8 –5  
Virginia Tech  4 –4     6 –7  
Duke  3 –5     8 –5  
North Carolina  1 –7     2 –9  
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
    1. – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Orange finished the 2017 season 4–8, 2–6 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Atlantic Division.

Recruiting

Position key
Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Orange signed a total of 18 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Maxwell Award[1] Eric Dungey QB SR
John Mackey Award[2] Ravian Pierce TE SR
Ray Guy Award[3] Sterling Hofrichter P JR
Paul Hornung Award[4] Sean Riley WR/KR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[5] Kielan Whitner LB SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[6] Eric Dungey QB SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[7] Koda Martin OL SR

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

Media poll (Atlantic)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Clemson1,031 (145)
2Florida State789 (1)
3NC State712 (2)
4Boston College545
5Louisville422
6Wake Forest413
7Syracuse232

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Western Michigan*
CBSSNW 55–4220,628
September 83:30 p.m.Wagner*
ACCN ExtraW 62–1029,395
September 1512:00 p.m.Florida State
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNW 30–737,457
September 224:00 p.m.UConn*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNewsW 51–2136,632
September 2912:00 p.m.at No. 3 Clemson
ABCL 23–2780,122
October 612:20 p.m.at Pittsburgh
ACCNL 37–44 OT37,100
October 2012:20 p.m.North Carolina
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCNW 40–37 2OT35,210
October 277:00 p.m.No. 22 NC State
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN2W 51–4140,769
November 312:00 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 22
ACCRSNW 41–2426,136
November 97:00 p.m.LouisvilleNo. 13
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN2W 54–2342,797
November 172:30 p.m.vs. No. 3 Notre Dame*No. 12
NBCL 3–3648,104
November 2412:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 19
ESPNW 42–2134,959
December 285:15 p.m.vs. No. 15 West Virginia*No. 17
ESPNW 34–1841,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[8]

Rankings
Further information: 2018 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 Final 
AP NR NR NR RV RV RV NR NR NR 22 13 12 19 18 17 15 
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV RV RV NR RV 24 13 12 19 18 17 15 
CFP Not released 19 13 12 20 20 20 Not released

Game summaries

at Western Michigan
Syracuse at Western Michigan
1 234Total
• Orange 24 10147 55
Broncos 7 0287 42
See also: 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Wagner
Wagner at Syracuse
1 234Total
Seahawks 7 003 10
• Orange 21 24143 62
  • Date: September 8
  • Location:
    Carrier Dome
    Syracuse, NY
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 29,395
  • Referee: Todd Boyd
  • TV announcers:
    Play-by-Play: Doug Sherman
    Analyst: Al Groh
See also: 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team

Florida State
Florida State at Syracuse
1 234Total
Seminoles 0 007 7
• Orange 3 31410 30
See also: 2018 Florida State Seminoles football team

UConn
UConn at Syracuse
1 234Total
Huskies 7 707 21
• Orange 24 71010 51
See also: 2018 UConn Huskies football team

at Clemson
Syracuse at Clemson
1 234Total
Orange 6 1007 23
• No. 3 Tigers 7 0614 27
See also: 2018 Clemson Tigers football team

at Pittsburgh
Syracuse at Pittsburgh
1 234OTTotal
Orange 14 31460 37
• Panthers 14 67107 44
  • Date: October 6
  • Location:
    Heinz Field
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Game start: 12:21 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:31
  • Game attendance: 37,100
  • Game weather: 82°F • SW 8 • Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: David Epperley
  • TV announcers (Raycom):
    Play-by-Play: Tom Werme
    Analyst: Dave Archer
    Sideline: Lericia Harris
See also: 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry

North Carolina
North Carolina at Syracuse
1 234OT2OTTotal
Tar Heels 7 017373 37
• Orange 0 137776 40
  • Date: October 6
  • Location:
    Carrier Dome
    Syracuse, NY
  • Game start: 12:20 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:07
  • Game attendance: 35,210
  • Television network: Raycom
See also: 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

NC State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Wolfpack 7 13 7 14 41
Orange 24 3 14 10 51
See also: 2018 NC State Wolfpack football team

at Wake Forest
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Orange 14 7 14 6 41
Demon Deacons 10 0 14 0 24
See also: 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Louisville
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 7 7 9 23
No. 13 Orange 7 30 7 10 54
See also: 2018 Louisville Cardinals football team

vs. Notre Dame
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Fighting Irish 13 7 9 7 36
No. 12 Orange 0 0 0 3 3
See also: 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

at Boston College
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Orange 14 14 7 7 42
Eagles 7 7 7 0 21
See also: 2018 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry

vs. West Virginia (Camping World Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Mountaineers 3 9 6 0 18
No. 17 Orange 7 7 3 17 34
See also: 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and 2018 Camping World Bowl

2019 NFL Draft
See also: 2019 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
7245Chris SlaytonDTNew York Giants

References
  1. "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  8. "2018 Syracuse Orange Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.


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