# 2022 Syracuse Orange football team

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.
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.

## Schedule

The ACC released their schedule on January 31, 2022.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 8:00 p.m. | Louisville | | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN Drew Carter, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs | W 31–7 | 37,110 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at UConn* | | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT (rivalry) | CBSSN Meghan McPeak, Christian Fauria, Justin Walters | W 48–14 | 25,114 |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Purdue* | | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN2 Brian Custer, Dustin Fox, Lauren Sisler | W 32–29 | 35,493 |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia | | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra | W 22–20 | 34,590 |
| October 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Wagner* | | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCNX/ESPN+ Courtney Lyle, Charles Arbuckle, Jalyn Johnson | W 59–0 | 33,373 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 15 NC State | No. 18 | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN Mike Monaco, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs | W 24–9 | 49,705 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Clemson | No. 14 | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ABC Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath | L 21–27 | 81,500 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Notre Dame* | No. 16 | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ABC Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Katie George | L 24–41 | 49,861 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 22 | Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris | L 9–19 | 50,888 |
| November 12 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 23 Florida State | | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs | L 3–38 | 45,213 |
| November 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | | Truist Field at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC | ACCN Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs | L 35–45 | 26,164 |
| November 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Boston College | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Wiley Ballard | W 32–23 | 30,113 |
| December 29 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Minnesota* | | Yankee StadiumBronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) | ESPN/ESPN Radio Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis/Chris Carlin, Mark Herzlich, Dawn Davenport | L 20–28 | 31,131 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Vs. Louisville

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

### At UConn

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

### Vs. Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boilermakers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 29 |
| Orange | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 32 |

### Vs. Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Orange | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 |

### Vs. Wagner

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange | 21 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 59 |

### Vs. No. 15 NC State

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

### At No. 5 Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Orange | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 5 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 27 |

### Vs. Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Irish | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
| No. 16 Orange | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |

### At Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Orange | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Panthers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 |

### Vs. No. 23 Florida State

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

### At Wake Forest

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

### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 32 |
| Eagles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 |

### Vs. Minnesota (Pinstripe Bowl)

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

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

Syracuse Orange football current coaching staff :
| 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 |