# 2017 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2017 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by second-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, finishing in last place with a final record of 4–8 (2–6 ACC).

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, New York | ACCN Extra | W 50–7 | 30,273 |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, New York | ACCN Extra | L 23–30 | 29,731 |
| September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, New York | ACCN Extra | W 41–17 | 33,004 |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 25 LSU* | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana | ESPN2 | L 26–35 | 96,044 |
| September 30 | 12:20 p.m. | at NC State | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina | ACCN | L 25–33 | 56,197 |
| October 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Carrier DomeSyracuse, New York (rivalry) | ACCRSN | W 27–24 | 33,290 |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | Carrier DomeSyracuse, New York | ESPN | W 27–24 | 42,475 |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Miami (FL) | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida | ESPN | L 19–27 | 56,158 |
| November 4 | 12:20 p.m. | at Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, Florida | ACCN | L 24–27 | 71,805 |
| November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | Carrier DomeSyracuse, New York | ACCRSN | L 43–64 | 38,539 |
| November 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, Kentucky | ESPNU | L 10–56 | 34,265 |
| November 25 | 12:20 p.m. | Boston College | Carrier DomeSyracuse, New York (rivalry) | ACCN | L 14–42 | 30,202 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Central Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Orange | 21 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 50 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| Orange | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Orange | 10 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 41 |

### At LSU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 26 |
| No. 25 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### At NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| Wolfpack | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 33 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| Orange | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |

### Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 2 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Orange | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### At Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| No. 8 Hurricanes | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |

### At Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Seminoles | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |

### Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 21 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 64 |
| Orange | 14 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 43 |

### At Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 56 |

### Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Orange | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

## 2018 NFL Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Zaire Franklin | Indianapolis Colts | 7th | 235 | LB |