Syracuse football
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| First season | 1889 | ||
| Athletic director | John Wildhack | ||
| Head coach |
Dino Babers 1st year, 4–8 (.333) |
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| Stadium | Carrier Dome | ||
| Year built | 1980 | ||
| Seating capacity | 49,262 | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Syracuse, New York | ||
| Conference | ACC (2013–present) | ||
| Division | Atlantic (2013–present) | ||
| All-time record | 697–503–49 (.578) | ||
| Bowl record | 15–9–1 (.620) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 1 (1959) | ||
| Conference titles | 5 (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2012) | ||
| Heisman winners | 1 (Ernie Davis) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 12 | ||
| Colors | Orange |
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| Fight song | Down The Field | ||
| Mascot | Otto the Orange | ||
| Marching band | Syracuse University Marching Band | ||
| Rivals |
Boston College Eagles West Virginia Mountaineers Pittsburgh Panthers Penn State Nittany Lions |
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| Website | Cuse.com | ||
The Syracuse Orange football program is a college football team that represents Syracuse University. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I conference that is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has one national championship, which was earned for play in the 1959 season. The Orange are coached by Dino Babers, who was hired on December 5, 2015 to succeed Scott Shafer. Home games are played at the Carrier Dome, located on the school's campus in Syracuse.
Syracuse played its first football game on November 23, 1889, and achieved its first success in the 1890s and 1900s. With the construction of "state-of-the-art" Archbold Stadium in 1907, Syracuse rose to national prominence under College Football Hall of Fame coach Frank "Buck" O'Neill. The 1915 squad garnered a Rose Bowl invitation that the school declined, having already played on the West Coast that season.
The 1920s saw continued success with teams featuring star end Vic Hanson, one of only two individuals who are members (Amos Alonzo Stagg being the other) of both the Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame, and who later coached the team. For 70 years, from 1891 to 1961, Colgate University was the school's biggest rival, with Colgate holding the edge, 31–26–5.
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