2021 Syracuse Orange football team

American college football season

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 15 Wake Forest xy	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 20 NC State	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 14 Clemson	6	–	2	10	–	3
Louisville	4	–	4	6	–	7
Florida State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Syracuse	2	–	6	5	–	7
Boston College	2	–	6	6	–	6
Coastal Division
No. 13 Pittsburgh xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Miami (FL)	5	–	3	7	–	5
Virginia	4	–	4	6	–	6
Virginia Tech	4	–	4	6	–	7
North Carolina	3	–	5	6	–	7
Georgia Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by sixth-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the Carrier Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Offseason

Player	Round	Pick	Team	Position
Andre Cisco	3	61	Jacksonville Jaguars	S
Ifeatu Melifonwu	3	101	Detroit Lions	CB

Player	Team	Position	Ref
Nolan Cooney	New Orleans Saints	P
Trill Williams	New Orleans Saints	S

The ACC released their schedule on January 28, 2021.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	W 29–9	23,904
September 11	2:00 p.m.	Rutgers*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 7–17	31,941
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Albany*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 62–24	30,156
September 24	8:00 p.m.	Liberty*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 24–21	29,942
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	L 30–33	56,609
October 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 Wake Forest	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 37–40	38,554
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Clemson	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 14–17	36,670
October 23	12:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCRSN	W 41–36	57,941
October 30	3:30 p.m.	Boston College	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN	W 21–6	32,022
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCRSN	L 3–41	43,797
November 20	4:00 p.m.	at No. 20 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 17–41	54,083
November 27	7:30 p.m.	No. 17 Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ACCN	L 14–31	27,939
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Source:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	9	3	10	7	29
Bobcats	0	6	0	3	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	0	0	14	3	17
Orange	0	0	7	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	10	0	0	14	24
Orange	21	24	10	7	62

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	7	7	7	21
Orange	0	14	7	3	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	13	7	10	30
Seminoles	3	13	7	10	33

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 19 Demon Deacons	3	14	9	8	6	40
Orange	7	14	6	7	3	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	14	0	3	17
Orange	0	7	0	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	7	6	7	21	41
Hokies	7	12	7	10	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	3	0	6
Orange	0	0	21	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	3	0	0	0	3
Cardinals	14	21	3	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	7	3	7	17
No. 20 Wolfpack	0	28	10	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Panthers	0	14	14	3	31
Orange	7	0	7	0	14

"Syracuse punter Nolan Cooney signs with New Orleans Saints". dailyorange.com. May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
"Pro football: Ex-Syracuse safety Williams signs with New Orleans after going undrafted". nny360.com. May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
"2021 Football Schedule Announced". TheACC.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
"2021 Syracuse Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

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