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.
Recruiting
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Recruits
The Orange signed a total of 18 recruits.
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Maxwell AwardEric DungeyQBSRJohn Mackey AwardRavian PierceTESRRay Guy AwardSterling HofrichterPJRPaul Hornung AwardSean RileyWR/KRJRWuerffel TrophyKielan WhitnerLBSRJohnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardEric DungeyQBSREarl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardKoda MartinOLSR
ACC media poll The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
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
Schedule
Schedule Source:
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
7 245 Chris Slayton DT New York Giants
References