2018 Syracuse Orange football team

2018 Syracuse Orange football
2018 Syracuse Orange football
Camping World Bowl champion
Camping World Bowl, W 34–18 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Dino Babers (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Lynch (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Brian Ward (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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, their first winning season and bowl invitation since 2013. They were invited to the Camping World Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Division

CoachesNo. 15

APNo. 15

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2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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 (FL)	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
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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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

College recruiting (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gabe Horan TE	Baldwinsville, New York	Charles W. Baker High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Feb 9, 2017
Gabe Horan TE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Atrilleon Williams DB	White Plains, New York	Archbishop Stepinac High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 27, 2017
Atrilleon Williams DB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Cooper Lutz WR	Reading, Pennsylvania	Berks Catholic High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 20, 2017
Cooper Lutz WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Juan Wallace LB	Washington, D.C.	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 4, 2017
Juan Wallace LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Akeem Dixon RB	Vero Beach, Florida	Vero Beach High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 17, 2017
Akeem Dixon RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Anthony Queeley WR	Orlando, Florida	Lake Nona High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 18, 2017
Anthony Queeley WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Willem Froumy OT	Exeter, New Hampshire	Exeter High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jun 20, 2017
Willem Froumy OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Taj Harris WR	Palmyra, New Jersey	Palmyra High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 24, 2017
Taj Harris WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Edward Hendrix WR	Washington, D.C.	H.D. Woodson High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 16, 2017
Edward Hendrix WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Cameron Jonas S	West Palm Beach, Florida	Dwyer High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Aug 21, 2017
Cameron Jonas S	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Qadir White OT	Bronx, New York	Cardinal Hayes High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	334 lb (151 kg)	Aug 24, 2017
Qadir White OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andre Cisco S	Valley Stream, New York	IMG Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Dec 8, 2017
Andre Cisco S	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tre Allison LB	Tyler, Texas	John Tyler High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Dec 10, 2017
Tre Allison LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lakiem Williams LB	Tacoma, Washington	Butte College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Dec 10, 2017
Lakiem Williams LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Carlos Vettorello OG	Detroit, Michigan	University of Detroit Jesuit High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	277 lb (126 kg)	Dec 12, 2017
Carlos Vettorello OG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chance Amie QB	Tyler, Texas	Robert E. Lee High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Chance Amie QB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jarveon Howard RB	Columbia, Mississippi	East Marion High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jan 29, 2018
Jarveon Howard RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Caleb Okechukwu DE	Washington, D.C.	St. John's College High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Caleb Okechukwu DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Syracuse Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved March 4, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (Atlantic)
1	Clemson	1,031 (145)
2	Florida State	789 (1)
3	NC State	712 (2)
4	Boston College	545
5	Louisville	422
6	Wake Forest	413
7	Syracuse	232

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*		Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	CBSSN	W 55–42	20,628
September 8	3:30 p.m.	Wagner*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN Extra	W 62–10	29,395
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Florida State		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 30–7	37,457
September 22	4:00 p.m.	UConn*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPNews	W 51–21	36,632
September 29	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 23–27	80,122
October 6	12:20 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ACCN	L 37–44 ^OT	37,100
October 20	12:20 p.m.	North Carolina		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 40–37 ^2OT	35,210
October 27	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 NC State		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 51–41	40,769
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 19	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCRSN	W 41–24	26,136
November 9	7:00 p.m.	Louisville	No. 13	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 54–23	42,797
November 17	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Notre Dame*	No. 12	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	NBC	L 3–36	48,104
November 24	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 20	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 42–21	34,959
December 28	5:15 p.m.	vs. No. 16 West Virginia*	No. 20	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Camping World Bowl) (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–18	41,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

2018 Syracuse Orange football team

Recruiting

Position key

Recruits

Preseason

Award watch lists

ACC media poll

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

At Western Michigan

Wagner

Florida State

UConn

At Clemson

At Pittsburgh

North Carolina

NC State

At Wake Forest

Louisville

Vs. Notre Dame

At Boston College

Vs. West Virginia (Camping World Bowl)

2019 NFL draft

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	22	13	12	19	18	17	15
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	24	13	12	19	18	17	15
CFP	Not released									19	13	12	20	20	20	Not released


1	11:36	SU	Jamal Custis 27-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 7–0

1	9:32	SU	Andre Szmyt 26-yard field goal	SU 10–0

1	6:39	SU	Moe Neal 1-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 17–0

1	3:10	WMU	LeVante Bellamy 7-yard run (Josh Grant kick)	SU 17–7

1	0:51	SU	Moe Neal 3-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 24–7

2	11:53	SU	Dontae Strickland 1-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 31–7

2	9:52	SU	Andre Szmyt 43-yard field goal	SU 34–7

3	14:06	WMU	D'Wayne Eskridge 21-yard pass from Jon Wassink (Josh Grant kick)	SU 34–14

3	7:32	WMU	D'Wayne Eskridge 84-yard pass from Jon Wassink (Josh Grant kick)	SU 34–21

3	5:19	WMU	LeVante Bellamy 64-yard run (Josh Grant kick)	SU 34–28

3	2:45	SU	Jamal Custis 21-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 41–28

3	1:56	WMU	Jon Wassink 4-yard run (Josh Grant kick)	SU 41–35

3	0:48	SU	Dontae Strickland 1-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 48–35

4	14:46	SU	Eric Dungey 27-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 55–35

4	2:50	WMU	Jayden Reed 17-yard pass from Jon Wassink (Josh Grant kick)	SU 55–42


1	11:47	SU	Sean Riley 16-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 7–0

1	9:47	SU	Dontae Strickland 1-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 14–0

1	7:56	WAG	Chris Woodard 24-yard pass from T.J. Linta (Eric Silvester kick)	SU 14–7

1	0:38	SU	Taj Harris 24-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 21–7

2	9:43	SU	Ravian Pierce 3-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 28–7

2	5:48	SU	Andre Szmyt 38-yard field goal	SU 31–7

2	4:23	SU	Trill Williams 2-yard return of a blocked punt (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 34–7

2	0:34	SU	Nykeim Johnson 28-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 41–7

3	13:07	SU	Dontae Strickland 20-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 48–7

3	6:25	SU	Jamal Custis 4-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 55–7

4	12:53	WAG	Eric Silvester 26-yard field goal	SU 55–10

4	11:45	SU	Andre Szmyt 50-yard field goal	SU 62–10


1	7:23	SU	Andre Szmyt 22-yard field goal	SU 3–0

2	1:40	SU	Andre Szmyt 19-yard field goal	SU 6–0

3	6:55	SU	Tommy DeVito 3-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 13–0

3	3:33	SU	Ravian Pierce 3-yard pass from Tommy DeVito (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 20–0

4	12:55	SU	Andre Szmyt 23-yard field goal	SU 23–0

4	6:16	FSU	Deondre Francois 2-yard run (Ricky Aguayo kick)	SU 23–7

4	3:19	FSU	Dontae Strickland 13-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 30–7


1	09:15	SU	Eric Dungey 2 yd run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 0–7

1	06:24	SU	Eric Dungey 9 yd run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 0–14

1	03:53	SU	Gabe Horan 7 yd pass from Eric Dungey (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 0–21

1	03:43	UCONN	David Pindell 75 yd run (Michael Tarbutt kick)	SU 7–21

1	01:52	SU	Andre Szmyt 33 yd FG	SU 7–24

2	11:41	UCONN	Zavier Scott 2 yd pass from David Pindell (Michael Tarbutt Kick)	SU 14–24

2	09:10	SU	Eric Dungey 1 yd run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 14–31

3	10:35	SU	Sean Riley 69 yd punt return (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 14–38

3	04:27	SU	Andre Szmyt 27 yd FG	SU 14–41

4	14:18	UCONN	Tyler Davis 26 yd pass from Marvin Washington (Michael Tarbutt kick)	SU 21–41

4	11:21	SU	Sean Riley 49 yd pass from Eric Dungey (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 21–48

4	07:43	SU	Andre Szmyt 25 yd FG	SU 21–51


1	09:49	SU	Andre Szmyt 35 yd FG	SU 3–0

1	08:26	SU	Andre Szmyt 51 yd FG	SU 6–0

1	00:54	CLEM	Travis Etienne 1 yd run (Greg Huegel kick)	CLEM 6–7

2	07:31	SU	Eric Dungey 1 yd run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 13–7

2	00:24	SU	Andre Szmyt 32 yd FG	SU 16–7

3	04:09	CLEM	Greg Huegel 43 yd FG	SU 16–10

3	02:13	CLEM	Greg Huegel 37 yd FG	SU 16–13

4	12:58	SU	Eric Dungey 1 yd run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 23–13

4	11:08	CLEM	Travis Etienne 26 yd run (Greg Huegel kick)	SU 23–20

4	00:41	CLEM	Travis Etienne 2 yd run (Greg Huegel kick)	CLEM 23–27


1	10:54	SU	Aaron Hackett 1 yard pass from Eric Dungey (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 7–0

1	6:32	SU	Jarveon Howard 2 yard TD run (Andre Szmyt kick)	SU 14–0

1	5:47	PITT	Qadree Ollison 69 yard TD run (Alex Kessman Kick)	SU 14–7

1	4:21	PITT	Dane Jackson 35 yard fumble return for TD (Alex Kessman Kick)	TIED 14–14

2	12:26	PITT	Alex Kessman 54 yard field goal	PITT 14–17

2	6:50	PITT	Alex Kessman 55 yard field goal	PITT 14–20

2	1:30	SU	Andre Szmyt 33 yard field goal	PITT 17–20

3	14:12	PITT	Rafael Araujo-Lopes 68 yard TD pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman Kick)	PITT 17–27

3	8:12	SU	Jarveon Howard 5 yard TD run (Andre Szmyt Kick)	PITT 24–27

3	0:21	SU	Eric Dungey 21 yard TD run (Andre Szmyt Kick)	SU 31–27

4	11:11	SU	Andre Szmyt 29 yard field goal	SU 34–27

4	7:51	PITT	Darrin Hall 7 yard TD run (Alex Kessman Kick)	TIED 34–34

4	5:53	SU	Andre Szmyt 54 yard field goal	SU 37–34

4	0:08	PITT	Alex Kessman 45 yard field goal	TIED 37–37

OT		PITT	Darrin Hall 3 yard TD run (Alex Kessman kick )	PITT 37–44


1	10:07	NC	Newsome, D 6 yard pass from Elliott, N (Jones, F kick)	NC 7–0

2	10:58	SU	Szmyt, A. 25 yardd field goal	NC 7–3

2	1:56	SU	Elmore, C. 1 yard run (Szmyt, A. kick)	SU 7–10

2	0:00	SU	Szmyt, A. 46 yard field goal	SU 7–13

3	14:06	SU	Dungey, E. 16 yard run (Szmyt, A. kick)	SU 7–20

3	10:52	NC	Williams, A. 12 yard run (Jones, F kick)	SU 14–20

3	6:02	NC	Newsome, D. 75 yard punt return (Jones, F kick)	NC 21–20

3	0:06	NC	Jones, F. 34 yard field goal	NC 24–20

4	10:15	NC	Jones, F. 25 yard field goal	PITT 27–20

4	1:39	SU	Johnson, N. 42 yard pass from DeVito, T. (Szmyt, A. kick)	TIED 27–27

OT		SU	Custis, J. 25 yard pass from DeVito, T. (Szmyt, A. kick)	SU 34–27

OT		NC	Corrales, B. 9 yard pass from Elliott, N. (Jones, F. kick)	TIED 34–34

OT2		NC	Jones, F. 48 yard field goal	NC 37–34

OT2		SU	Pierce, R. 4 yard pass from DeVito, T.	SU 37–40

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Orange	24	10	14	7	55
Broncos	7	0	28	7	42

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	3	10
• Orange	21	24	14	3	62

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	0	0	0	7	7
• Orange	3	3	14	10	30

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	0	7	21
• Orange	24	7	10	10	51