# 2023 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2023 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by eighth-year head coach Dino Babers before his firing on November 19, 2023. Tight ends' coach Nunzio Campanile served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Syracuse Orange football team drew an average home attendance of 34,045 in 2023.

## Schedule

Syracuse and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004, that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Syracuse with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Orange three set conference opponents for the next four years are; Boston College, Florida State, and Pittsburgh.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Colgate* | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY (rivalry) | ACCNX/ESPN+ | W 65–0 | 32,465 |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Michigan* | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCNX/ESPN+ | W 48–7 | 32,637 |
| September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at Purdue* | Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | NBC | W 35–20 | 61,441 |
| September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Army* | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN | W 29–16 | 37,594 |
| September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Clemson | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ABC | L 14–31 | 40,973 |
| October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14 North Carolina | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ESPN | L 7–40 | 50,500 |
| October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ABC | L 3–41 | 79,560 |
| October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPN | L 10–38 | 60,236 |
| November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Boston College | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN2 | L 10–17 | 42,523 |
| November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Pittsburgh | Yankee StadiumBronx, NY (rivalry) | ACCN | W 28–13 | 17,101 |
| November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ACCN | L 22–31 | 33,332 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | The CW | W 35–31 | 35,018 |
| December 21 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. South Florida* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl) | ESPN | L 0–45 | 20,711 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs. Colgate

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange | 23 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 65 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
* Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 32,465
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV: ACCNX
* Recap, Box score
| Statistics | COL | SU |
| First downs | 7 | 34 |
| Plays–yards | 58–106 | 89–677 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–54 | 52–271 |
| Passing yards | 52 | 406 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 11–20–2 | 28–37–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:20 | 30:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colgate | Passing | Michael Brescia | 7/14, 29 yards, 2 INT |
| Colgate | Rushing | Jaedon Henry | 10 carries, 34 yards |
| Colgate | Receiving | Winston Moore | 3 receptions, 19 yards |
| Syracuse | Passing | Garrett Shrader | 18/24, 257 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
| Syracuse | Rushing | LeQuint Allen | 16 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD |
| Syracuse | Receiving | Umari Hatcher | 4 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD |

### vs. Western Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Orange | 17 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 48 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
* Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Indoor
* Game attendance: 32,637
* Referee: Jeremy Valentine
* TV: ACCNX
| Statistics | WMU | SYR |
| First downs | 15 | 26 |
| Total yards | 318 | 496 |
| Rush yards | 97 | 153 |
| Passing yards | 221 | 343 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:57 | 29:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western Michigan | Passing | Jack Salopek | 15/22, 110 yards, INT |
| Western Michigan | Rushing | Jalen Buckley | 8 carries, 87 yards, TD |
| Western Michigan | Receiving | Kenneth Womack | 4 receptions, 67 yards |
| Syracuse | Passing | Garrett Shrader | 19/30, 286 yards, TD |
| Syracuse | Rushing | Juwaun Price | 16 carries, 68 yards |
| Syracuse | Receiving | Donovan Brown | 3 receptions, 89 yards, TD |

### at Purdue

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Boilermakers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SE 6 mph
* Game attendance: 61,441
* Referee: Jeff Flanagan
* TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play) & Dustin Fox (analyst) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
* Recap, Box score
| Statistics | SU | PUR |
| First downs | 28 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 72–455 | 78–403 |
| Rushes–yards | 44–271 | 32–80 |
| Passing yards | 184 | 323 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–28–1 | 32–46–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:28 | 30:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Syracuse | Passing | Garrett Shrader | 14/28, 184 yards, 1 INT |
| Syracuse | Rushing | Garrett Shrader | 25 carries, 195 yards, 4 TD |
| Syracuse | Receiving | Damien Alford | 4 receptions, 70 yards |
| Purdue | Passing | Hudson Card | 32/46, 323 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Purdue | Rushing | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | 10 carries, 38 yards, 1 TD |
| Purdue | Receiving | Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen | 10 receptions, 114 yards |

### vs. Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Orange | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 29 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
* Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 37,594
* Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
* TV announcers (ACCNX): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) & Sherree Burruss (sideline)
* Recap, Box score
| Statistics | ARM | SU |
| First downs | 16 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 67–270 | 63–403 |
| Rushes–yards | 46–125 | 37–158 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 245 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 9–21–2 | 21–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:20 | 26:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Army | Passing | Bryson Daily | 9/21, 145 yards, 2 INT |
| Army | Rushing | Bryson Daily | 20 carries, 47 yards |
| Army | Receiving | Noah Short | 6 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD |
| Syracuse | Passing | Garrett Shrader | 21/26, 245 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Syracuse | Rushing | LeQuint Allen | 20 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD |
| Syracuse | Receiving | Damien Alford | 9 receptions, 135 yards |

### vs. Clemson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Orange | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
* Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 40,974
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) & Tom Luginbill (sideline)
* Recap, Box score
| Statistics | CLEM | SU |
| First downs | 22 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 389 | 281 |
| Rushes–yards | 126 | 100 |
| Passing yards | 263 | 181 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23-37-0 | 16-31-1 |
| Time of possession | 33:21 | 26:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Clemson | Passing | Cade Klubnik | 23–37, 263 yards, 2 TD |
| Clemson | Rushing | Will Shipley | 18 rushes, 61 yards, 1 TD |
| Clemson | Receiving | Tyler Brown | 9 receptions, 153 yards |
| Syracuse | Passing | Garrett Shrader | 15–29, 181 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Syracuse | Rushing | LeQuint Allen | 14 rushes, 52 yards |
| Syracuse | Receiving | Dan Villari | 2 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD |

### at No. 14 North Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 14 Tar Heels | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
* Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW 15 mph
* Game attendance: 50,500
* Referee: Marcus Woods
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) & Tom Luginbill (sideline)
* Recap, Box score
| Statistics | SU | UNC |
| First downs | 11 | 33 |
| Plays–yards | 51–221 | 97–644 |
| Rushes–yards | 28–92 | 48–202 |
| Passing yards | 129 | 442 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–23–2 | 33–49–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:44 | 37:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| SU | Passing | Garrett Shrader | 15/21, 124 yards, 1 INT |
| SU | Rushing | LeQuint Allen | 11 carries, 38 yards, 1 TD |
| SU | Receiving | Umari Hatcher | 6 receptions, 85 yards |
| UNC | Passing | Drake Maye | 33/47, 442 yards, 3 TD |
| UNC | Rushing | Omarion Hampton | 15 carries, 78 yards |
| UNC | Receiving | Nate McCollum | 7 receptions, 135 yards |

### at No. 4 Florida State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 4 Seminoles | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
at Doak S. Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
* Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NW 5 mph
* Game attendance: 79,560
* Referee: Gary Patterson
* TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst) & Kris Budden (sideline)
* Recap, Box score
| Statistics | SU | FSU |
| First downs | 12 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 67–261 | 73–535 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–124 | 34–191 |
| Passing yards | 137 | 344 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–31–1 | 25–39–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:59 | 27:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Syracuse | Passing | Garrett Shrader | 9/21, 99 yards |
| Syracuse | Rushing | LeQuint Allen | 19 carries, 110 yards |
| Syracuse | Receiving | Damien Alford | 2 receptions, 37 yards |
| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 23/37, 284 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Rushing | Lawrance Toafili | 7 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Keon Coleman | 9 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD |

### at Virginia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Hokies | 13 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 38 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
* Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: clear • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 60,232
* Referee: Riley Johnson
| Statistics | SYR | VT |
| First downs | 9 | 28 |
| Total yards | 137 | 528 |
| Rush yards | 0 | 318 |
| Passing yards | 137 | 210 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 18:18 | 41:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Syracuse | Passing | Garrett Shrader | 12/18, 137 yards, TD |
| Syracuse | Rushing | LeQuint Allen | 14 carries, 42 yards |
| Syracuse | Receiving | Damien Alford | 4 receptions, 70 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 15/24, 194 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 18 carries, 118 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Da'Quan Felton | 3 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD |

### vs. Boston College

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Orange | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
* Date: Friday, November 3, 2023
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Indoor
* Game attendance: 42,523
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV: ESPN2
| Statistics | BC | SYR |
| First downs | 27 | 10 |
| Total yards | 350 | 246 |
| Rush yards | 185 | 209 |
| Passing yards | 165 | 37 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 42:16 | 17:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Boston College | Passing | Thomas Castellanos | 20/37, 165 yards, TD |
| Boston College | Rushing | Thomas Castellanos | 22 carries, 87 yards, TD |
| Boston College | Receiving | Lewis Bond | 4 receptions, 48 yards |
| Syracuse | Passing | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 7/17, 37 yards, 4 INT |
| Syracuse | Rushing | LeQuint Allen | 18 carries, 142 yards |
| Syracuse | Receiving | Umari Hatcher | 3 receptions, 19 yards |

### vs. Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Orange | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |

### at Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 22 |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### vs. Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Orange | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### vs. South Florida (Boca Raton Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Orange | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

Syracuse Orange football current coaching staff :
| Name | Position | Years at Syracuse |
| Dino Babers | Head coach | 8th |
| Rocky Long | Defensive coordinator | 1st |
| Jason Beck | Offensive coordinator | 3rd |
| Chris Achuff | Defensive line coach | 4th |
| Bob Ligashesky | Special teams coordinator | 2nd |
| Mike Lynch | Running backs coach | 8th |
| Steve Farmer | Offensive line coach | 1st |
| Travis Fisher | Cornerbacks coach | 1st |
| Michael Johnson | Outside Receivers | 2nd |
| Nunzio Campanile | Tight ends coach | 1st |