American college football season
The 2021 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Orange were led by sixth-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the Carrier Dome , competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
Previous season [ ] The Orange finished the season 1–10, 1–9 in ACC play to finish in seventh place in the Atlantic Division, and fifteenth overall in the conference.
Offseason [ ] Offseason departures [ ] NFL draftees [ ] Undrafted free agents [ ] Schedule [ ] The ACC released their schedule on January 28, 2021.[3]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 7:00 p.m. at Ohio * CBSSN W 29–923,904 September 11 2:00 p.m. Rutgers * ACCN L 7–1731,941 September 18 12:00 p.m. Albany * ACCN W 62–2430,156 8:00 p.m. Liberty * ACCN W 24–2129,942 October 2 3:30 p.m. at Florida State ACCN L 30–3356,609 October 9 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Wake Forest ESPN2 L 37–40 OT 38,554 7:00 p.m. Clemson ESPN L 14–1736,670 October 23 12:30 p.m. at Virginia Tech ACCRSN W 41–3657,941 October 30 3:30 p.m. Boston College ACCRSN W 21–632,022 November 13 12:00 p.m. at Louisville ACCRSN L 3–4143,797 November 20 4:00 p.m. at No. 20 NC State ACCN L 17–4154,083 November 27 7:30 p.m. No. 17 Pittsburgh ACCN L 14–3127,939 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings , after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
Source:[4]
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
CFP
Not released
Not released
Game summaries [ ] at Ohio [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
9
3
10
7
29
Bobcats
0
6
0
3
9
Rutgers [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Scarlet Knights
0
0
14
3
17
Orange
0
0
7
0
7
Albany [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Great Danes
10
0
0
14
24
Orange
21
24
10
7
62
Liberty [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
0
7
7
7
21
Orange
0
14
7
3
24
at Florida State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
0
13
7
10
30
Seminoles
3
13
7
10
33
No. 19 Wake Forest [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
No. 19 Demon Deacons
3
14
9
8 6
40
Orange
7
14
6
7 3
37
Clemson [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
14
0
3
17
Orange
0
7
0
7
14
at Virginia Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
7
6
7
21
41
Hokies
7
12
7
10
36
Boston College [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
3
3
0
6
Orange
0
0
21
0
21
at Louisville [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
3
0
0
0
3
Cardinals
14
21
3
3
41
at No. 20 NC State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
0
7
3
7
17
No. 20 Wolfpack
0
28
10
3
41
No. 17 Pittsburgh [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Panthers
0
14
14
3
31
Orange
7
0
7
0
14
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
