2022 Syracuse Orange football team

2022 Syracuse Orange football
2022 Syracuse Orange football
Pinstripe Bowl, L 20–28 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dino Babers (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Robert Anae (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Tony White (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	JMA Wireless Dome
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by seventh-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Division

Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)

Headcoach

Dino Babers (7th season)

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2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 13 Clemson xy$	8	–	0	11	–	3
No. 11 Florida State	5	–	3	10	–	3
Louisville	4	–	4	8	–	5
NC State	4	–	4	8	–	5
Syracuse	4	–	4	7	–	6
Wake Forest	3	–	5	8	–	5
Boston College	2	–	6	3	–	9
Coastal Division
North Carolina xy	6	–	2	9	–	5
Duke	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 22 Pittsburgh	5	–	3	9	–	4
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	5	–	7
Miami (FL)	3	–	5	5	–	7
Virginia	1	–	6	3	–	7
Virginia Tech	1	–	6	3	–	8
Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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After being picked to finish last in the preseason media poll, Syracuse went 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in 5th place in the Atlantic Division. The Orange started the season 6–0 for the first time since their undefeated 1987 season, and were ranked as high as No. 14 before losing five games in a row. The Orange faced three ranked teams, defeating NC State while losing to Clemson and Florida State. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl, where they lost to Minnesota.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 p.m.	Louisville		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 31–7	37,110
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at UConn*		Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 48–14	25,114
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Purdue*		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 32–29	35,493
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Virginia		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 22–20	34,590
October 1	5:00 p.m.	Wagner*		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCNX/ESPN+	W 59–0	33,373
October 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 NC State	No. 18	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 24–9	49,705
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Clemson	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 21–27	81,500
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 16	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	L 24–41	49,861
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 22	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ACCN	L 9–19	50,888
November 12	8:00 p.m.	No. 23 Florida State		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 3–38	45,213
November 19	8:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest		Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 35–45	26,164
November 26	7:30 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCRSN	W 32–23	30,113
December 29	2:00 p.m.	vs. Minnesota*		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–28	31,131
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	0	7
Orange	10	7	0	14	31

Statistics	LOU	SYR
First downs	15	23
Total yards	334	449
Rushing yards	137	208
Passing yards	197	241
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	27:29	32:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing	Malik Cunningham	16/22, 152 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tiyon Evans	13 rushes, 89 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyler Hudson	8 receptions, 102 yards
Syracuse	Passing	Garrett Shrader	18/25, 236 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Sean Tucker	21 rushes, 100 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sean Tucker	6 receptions, 84 yards, TD

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	17	10	14	7	48
Huskies	0	7	7	0	14

2022 Syracuse Orange football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Louisville

At UConn

Purdue

Virginia

Wagner

No. 15 NC State

At No. 5 Clemson

Notre Dame

At Pittsburgh

No. 23 Florida State

At Wake Forest

At Boston College

Vs. Minnesota (Pinstripe Bowl)

Rankings

Personnel

Coaching staff

References

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Timelines

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Fact Checks

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	39/56, 424 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Devin Mockobee	7 rushes, 22 yards, TD
	Receiving	Charlie Jones	11 receptions, 188 yards, TD
Syracuse	Passing	Garrett Shrader	13/29, 181 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Garrett Shrader	17 rushes, 83 yards
	Receiving	Oronde Gadsden II	6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	19/38, 138 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Perris Jones	13 rushes, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Keytaon Thompson	8 receptions, 55 yards
Syracuse	Passing	Garrett Shrader	22/33, 277 yards, INT
	Rushing	Sean Tucker	21 rushes, 60 yards
	Receiving	Oronde Gadsden II	7 receptions, 107 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wagner	Passing	Ryan Kraft	2/6, 19 yards, INT
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	8 rushes, 31 yards
	Receiving	Julian Jordan	1 reception, 15 yards
Syracuse	Passing	Garrett Shrader	17/17, 238 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Sean Tucker	23 rushes, 232 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Oronde Gadsden II	4 receptions, 66 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Jack Chambers	18/30, 160 yards
	Rushing	Jack Chambers	19 rushes, 58 yards
	Receiving	Keyon Lesane	4 receptions, 39 yards
Syracuse	Passing	Garrett Shrader	16/25, 210 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Sean Tucker	14 rushes, 98 yards, TD
	Receiving	Oronde Gadsden II	8 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	9/19, 116 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	20 rushes, 123 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	3 receptions, 54 yards
Syracuse	Passing	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	11/22, 190 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Sean Tucker	16 rushes, 60 yards, TD
	Receiving	Oronde Gadsden II	4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing	Jordan Travis	21/23, 155 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Trey Benson	18 rushes, 163 yards
	Receiving	Ja'Khi Douglas	3 receptions, 43 yards
Syracuse	Passing	Garrett Shrader	6/16, 65 yards
	Rushing	Sean Tucker	14 rushes, 52 yards
	Receiving	Oronde Gadsden II	1 reception, 29 yards

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	22	18	14	16	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	25	21	18	14	16	22	RV	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									20	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Name	Position	Years at Syracuse
Dino Babers	Head coach	7th
Tony White	Defensive coordinator/linebacker coach	3rd
Robert Anae	Offensive coordinator	1st
Chris Achuff	Defensive line coach	3rd
Jason Beck	Quarterbacks coach	1st
Bob Ligashesky	Special teams coordinator	1st
Mike Lynch	Running backs coach	7th
Nick Monroe	Safeties/nickelbacks coach	7th
Mike Schmidt	Offensive line coach	2nd
Chip West	Cornerbacks coach	3rd
Michael Johnson	Outside Receivers	1st

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Wolfpack	3	0	3	3	9
No. 18 Orange	7	3	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Seminoles	14	10	0	10	34
Orange	0	3	0	0	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	7	14	0	14	35
Demon Deacons	3	21	7	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	7	6	7	20
Golden Gophers	0	14	14	0	28