| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Syracuse Orange |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Atlantic Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 6–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Dino Babers |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Hc Games: | first 11 games |
| Head Coach2: | Nunzio Campanile |
| Hc Games2: | interim; remainder of season |
| Off Coach: | Jason Beck |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Veer and shoot |
| Def Coach: | Rocky Long |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 3–3–5 |
| Stadium: | JMA Wireless Dome |
| Bowl: | Boca Raton Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 0–45 vs. South Florida |
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.[1]
Syracuse and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[2] [3] 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.[4] [5]
See also: 2023 Colgate Raiders football team.
See also: 2023 Western Michigan Broncos football team.
| 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 |
| Rushing | Jalen Buckley | 8 carries, 87 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kenneth Womack | 4 receptions, 67 yards | |
| Syracuse | Passing | 19/30, 286 yards, TD | |
| Rushing | Juwaun Price | 16 carries, 68 yards | |
| Receiving | Donovan Brown | 3 receptions, 89 yards, TD |
See also: 2023 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
See also: 2023 Army Black Knights football team.
See also: 2023 Clemson Tigers football team.
See also: 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
See also: 2023 Florida State Seminoles football team.
See also: 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
| 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 | 12/18, 137 yards, TD | |
| Rushing | 14 carries, 42 yards | ||
| Receiving | Damien Alford | 4 receptions, 70 yards | |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | 15/24, 194 yards, TD | |
| Rushing | Bhayshul Tuten | 18 carries, 118 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Da'Quan Felton | 3 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD |
See also: 2023 Boston College Eagles football team.
| 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 | 20/37, 165 yards, TD | |
| Rushing | Thomas Castellanos | 22 carries, 87 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Lewis Bond | 4 receptions, 48 yards | |
| Syracuse | Passing | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 7/17, 37 yards, 4 INT |
| Rushing | 18 carries, 142 yards | ||
| Receiving | Umari Hatcher | 3 receptions, 19 yards |
See also: 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry.
See also: 2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
See also: 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
See also: 2023 South Florida Bulls football team and 2023 Boca Raton Bowl.
| Head coach | 8th | ||
| Defensive coordinator | 1st | ||
| Offensive coordinator | 3rd | ||
| Defensive line coach | 4th | ||
| Special teams coordinator | 2nd | ||
| Running backs coach | 8th | ||
| Offensive line coach | 1st | ||
| Cornerbacks coach | 1st | ||
| Outside Receivers | 2nd | ||
| Tight ends coach | 1st |