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Syracuse Football History
Championships, records and rivalries
Program history
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Syracuse football spans the unbeaten 1959 national championship, the Dome era, and a long series of eastern rivalries.
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The 1959 title
Syracuse completed an undefeated, untied 1959 season and won the national championship. The school’s football chronology treats that season as a defining high point in the program’s history.
The 1960s also brought prominent individual stars and bowl appearances. Those milestones belong to an earlier era than the 2026 roster led by Fran Brown.
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The Dome in Syracuse
The Carrier Dome opened in 1980; the home building is now named the JMA Wireless Dome. Its indoor setting gives the Orange a distinctive home venue for fall football in central New York.
In 2026, the Orange host New Hampshire, Cal, Louisville, SMU, Clemson, and Notre Dame, while the team travels for the other six regular-season games.
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The current ACC slate
Syracuse finished 3–9 in 2025. The 2026 schedule sends the Orange to Pitt, UConn, Virginia, North Carolina, NC State, and Boston College.
The historical title and the current 2–2 start are separate records. The schedule page tracks only this season’s completed and upcoming games.
FAQ
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What happened in Syracuse football's 1959 season?
The Orange went unbeaten and untied and won the national championship.
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