2020 Schedule Release Wed. January 22, 2020

[TexanMark]

Ticket buy for BC, yeah!!!

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Syracuse's 2020 Football Schedule Announced - Syracuse University Athletics

The Orange open the season on Friday, Sept. 4 at Boston College.

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Sept. 4 (Fri.) – at Boston College (Alumni Stadium)
Syracuse begins the campaign against a conference opponent for the second time in school history and first time since 2005 (vs. West Virginia) … The Orange will be going for their third consecutive win at Alumni Stadium … Head coach Dino Babers is 2-0 in road games against the Eagles, leading the Orange to victories in Chestnut Hill in 2016 and 2018.

Sept. 12 – at Rutgers (SHI Stadium)
Syracuse remains on the road in Week 2 to play Rutgers … The game marks the first meeting between the schools since 2012 when both were members of the BIG EAST Conference … The Orange are 30-12-1 all-time against the Scarlet Knights, including a 12-6 road record.

Sept. 19 – vs. Colgate (Carrier Dome)
The Orange host FCS opponent Colgate in their first game inside the newly-renovated Carrier Dome … Since the Dome opened in 1980, Syracuse is 17-0 at home against FCS foes … The Orange have won 16 straight in the series dating back to 1951, including a 33-7 victory in the 2016 season opener – Dino Babers' first game as Syracuse's head coach.

Sept. 26 – at Western Michigan (Waldo Stadium)
Syracuse travels to Waldo Stadium for the second time in the last three seasons … The Orange are 2-0 against Western Michigan, with victories in 2018 and 2019 … Including last season's 52-33 triumph, Syracuse is averaging 53.5 points per game versus the Broncos.

Oct. 3 – vs. Louisville (Carrier Dome)
The Orange return to the Carrier Dome for an ACC Atlantic Division clash with Louisville … Four of Syracuse's seven wins against the Cardinals have come at home, including its last three (2008, 2012, 2018) … In 2018, the Orange capitalized on four second-quarter Louisville turnovers to outscore the Cardinals 30-7 in the stanza on their way to a 54-23 victory.

Oct. 17 – vs. Liberty (Carrier Dome)
Following a bye, Syracuse concludes non-conference play at home against Liberty … Syracuse shut out the Flames 24-0 in last year's season opener … The Orange defense forced four turnovers and recorded eight sacks in Syracuse's first true road shutout since 1991.

Oct. 24 – at Clemson (Memorial Stadium)
The Orange's only road game in October, Syracuse makes its way to Death Valley to face the five-time defending ACC champions … The Tigers have won 29 straight regular-season games … Their last regular-season loss was to Syracuse 27-24 on Oct. 13, 2017 at the Carrier Dome … In the last three seasons, only Syracuse, Alabama and LSU can claim wins over Clemson.

Oct. 31 – vs. Georgia Tech (Carrier Dome)
Syracuse hosts the Yellow Jackets for the first time … The Orange are 0-3 all-time against Georgia Tech, but 16-4 in games played on Halloween … The Orange last faced Georgia Tech at Bobby Dodd Stadium in 2013, Syracuse's first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Nov. 7 – at Wake Forest (BB&T Field)
Syracuse's second road ACC game comes at BB&T Field against Wake Forest … The Orange have won the last two meetings, including last November's 39-30 overtime victory … Syracuse has scored 30+ points in five of the last six games in the series.

Nov. 14 – vs. NC State (Carrier Dome)
The Orange return home for the first game of a two-week November homestand … When NC State last visited the Dome in 2018, the teams combined for 1,102 yards of offense, including 953 yards passing, in a game won by the Orange, 51-41.

Nov. 19 (Thurs.) – vs. Florida State (Carrier Dome)
Syracuse's home finale will be the third Thursday night game in the history of the Carrier Dome … The last time the Seminoles came to Central New York in 2018, Syracuse ended its 10-game series losing streak with a 30-7 victory.

Nov. 28 – at Pittsburgh (Heinz Field)
The Orange conclude the regular season on the road against longtime rival Pittsburgh … The Orange's most frequent opponent, this year's Syracuse-Pitt contest is the 76th in a series that began in 1916 … Four of the last five meetings have been one-score games.

 

[TexanMark]

Clemson Oct 24th

 

[Chris02M]

At clemson on october 24th

 

[Chris02M]

My mock was pretty close

 

[JeremyCuse]

Florida State on a Thursday in mid to late November as the last home game, would have preferred to play them on Saturday but should be an interesting atmosphere

 

[Alsacs]

9-4-20 Friday at Boston College
9-12-20 at Rutgers
9-19-20 Colgate
9-26-20 at Western Michigan
10-3-20 Louisville
10-10-20 BYE WEEK
10-17-20 Liberty
10-24-20 at Clemson
10-31-20 Georgia Tech
11-7-20 at Wake Forest
11-14-20 NC State
11-19-20 Thursday Florida State
11-28-20 at Pittsburgh

 

[cuseman404]

i think that sets up nicely for a 6-2 start.

 

[McNabb2Brominski]

Let’s be 6-0 going into the Clemson game.

 

[Cusetown23]

When do away tickets go on sale? I live in Lansing, MI and want to go to the Western game

 

[Ozzie0075]

Really good start to open the schedule. Could start 5-1 or 6-0 going into Clemson. This schedule seems fairly favorable to get back to a bowl game.

 

[Alsacs]

Gotta say the ACC really treated us well.
We can’t complain about Boston in September.
If and I mean if we can beat BC and Rutgers my god we have a schedule to get ranked.

 

[storange]

First two games easy road trips, Ill be there for both.

 

[Chris02M]

Fsu on thursday is weird

 

[UnknownOrange]

Louisville game is going to be huge

 

[cuseguy]

Ticket buy for BC, yeah!!!

Friday night. Oh well.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Fsu on thursday is weird

Agreed, hard to complain about this schedule but that game sticks out like a sore thumb. Not a fan of the Thurs night games, especially at home.

 

[sutomcat]

My mock was pretty close

Good job Chris, you nailed it.

I am happy with the schedule. Love playing BC with the Red Sox in town. They are playing the Tigers too, so it shouldn't be too crazy to get tickets.

Frontier has been ending their seasonal direct flights to Raleigh at the start of November, so Wake probably won't be a cheap direct flight. That is unfortunate.

In a perfect world, we would play Pitt in Pittsburgh in September, when the Pirates are in town.

But the bye week is in a good place. This is reasonable. I wonder when the last time was that we only played 2 home games before October 17th? Finishing with 4 of our last 6 at home should help us get a good finish.

 

[GoSU96]

at BC is the opener

Love it

at Clemson 10/24

Host FSU Thurs 11/19, before UF,

Host Lville 10/3

at NCSt 11/14

at BC - Fri
at Rutty
Colgate
at WMich
Louisville
Liberty
at Clemson
GT
at Wake
NCState
FSU Thurs
at Pitt

Other than the bye week being before Liberty, schedule couldn't lay out better

 

[Chris02M]

Agreed, hard to complain about this schedule but that game sticks out like a sore thumb. Not a fan of the Thurs night games, especially at home.

Yea figured 1 home game would be friday night

 

[Alsacs]

Agreed, hard to complain about this schedule but that game sticks out like a sore thumb. Not a fan of the Thurs night games, especially at home.

Yeah but we get Florida State on a short week at home. They will have Florida the week after as well.
Huge break. They will get 3 days of real preparation as the 4th day will be a travel day and it’s not like it’s a bus either.

I will take that spot for Florida State. It will be national TV. I bet the school will cancel classes and the students will be sauced up.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Friday night. Oh well.

Tree house run that day then we can catch the game at Modern

 

[bnoro]

Classic SUAD misspelling Louisville in the graphic. Do we have ANYONE there that proofreads?


In all seriousness we should be 6-0 going into Clemson.

 

[GoSU96]

Friday night. Oh well.

It's labor day weekend

 

[orangepassion]

No film against our 1st 2 opponents? It's over.