2017 Syracuse Orange football team

American college football season

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
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 (FL) 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

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).

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	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	7	0	7
Orange	21	10	13	6	50

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	2	7	7	14	30
Orange	3	10	3	7	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	10	7	0	0	17
Orange	10	14	17	0	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	3	0	16	7	26
No. 25 Tigers	7	7	14	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	7	10	8	25
Wolfpack	13	13	0	7	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	10	3	11	24
Orange	3	7	10	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Tigers	7	7	10	0	24
Orange	14	3	7	3	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	3	10	6	19
No. 8 Hurricanes	3	10	7	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	14	3	7	24
Seminoles	7	14	3	3	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	21	3	16	24	64
Orange	14	24	5	0	43

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	3	0	0	7	10
Cardinals	7	28	14	7	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	14	7	7	42
Orange	7	7	0	0	14

Main article: 2018 NFL draft

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

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

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