# 2020 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2020 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by fifth-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the Carrier Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Syracuse finished their season with a 1–10 record, their worst record since 2005.

## Schedule

Syracuse had games scheduled against Colgate, Rutgers, and Western Michigan, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 18 North Carolina | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ACCN | L 6–31 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Pittsburgh | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | ACCN | L 10–21 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCRSN | W 37–20 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| October 10 | 12:30 p.m. | Duke | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCRSN | L 24–38 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Liberty* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCRSN | L 21–38 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Clemson | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ACCN | L 21–47 | 18,629 |
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN | L 14–38 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Boston College | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCRSN | L 13–16 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at Louisville | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ESPN | L 0–30 | 11,192 |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN | L 29–36 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| December 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Notre Dame | Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN | NBC | L 21–45 | 6,831 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.

## Game summaries
### At North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 18 Tar Heels | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 |

### At Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 25 Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Orange | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 37 |

### Duke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 38 |
| Orange | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flames | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Orange | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### At Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 1 Tigers | 17 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 |

### Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 10 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
| Orange | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Orange | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |

### At Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |

### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 36 |
| Orange | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 29 |

### At Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 2 Fighting Irish | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 3 | 65 | Andre Cisco | S | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 3 | 101 | Ifeatu Melifonwu | CB | Detroit Lions |