2020 Syracuse Orange football team

American college football season

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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.

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.

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

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 6–31	0 (Behind closed doors)
September 19	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ACCN	L 10–21	0 (Behind closed doors)
September 26	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN	W 37–20	0 (Behind closed doors)
October 10	12:30 p.m.	Duke	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN	L 24–38	0 (Behind closed doors)
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Liberty*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN	L 21–38	0 (Behind closed doors)
October 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 21–47	18,629
October 31	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 14–38	0 (Behind closed doors)
November 7	2:00 p.m.	Boston College	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN	L 13–16	0 (Behind closed doors)
November 20	7:30 p.m.	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 0–30	11,192
November 28	12:00 p.m.	NC State	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 29–36	0 (Behind closed doors)
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	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	3	3	0	6
No. 18 Tar Heels	7	0	3	21	31

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	65	Andre Cisco	S	Jacksonville Jaguars
3	101	Ifeatu Melifonwu	CB	Detroit Lions

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