2025 Syracuse Orange football team

2025 Syracuse Orange football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Nixon (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Johnson (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorElijah Robinson (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRobert Wright (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–2–5
Home stadiumJMA Wireless Dome
Uniform
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Virginia y   7 1     10 3  
Duke y$   6 2     8 5  
No. 10 Miami (FL) ^   6 2     11 2  
No. 22 Georgia Tech   6 2     9 3  
SMU   6 2     8 4  
Pittsburgh   6 2     8 4  
Louisville   4 4     8 4  
Wake Forest   4 4     8 4  
NC State   4 4     8 5  
California   4 4     7 5  
Clemson   4 4     7 5  
Stanford   3 5     4 8  
Florida State   2 6     5 7  
Virginia Tech   2 6     3 9  
North Carolina   2 6     4 8  
Boston College   1 7     2 10  
Syracuse   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Duke 27, Virginia 20OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 23, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome located in Syracuse, New York. They were led by second-year head coach Fran Brown. The Orange were in their 124th season overall and their 13th as a member of the ACC.[1]

Offseason

Recruiting

Syracuse's 2025 class consisted of 35 signees.[2] The class was ranked 11th in the ACC and 41st nationally by the 247Sports Composite.[3]

Players leaving for NFL

NFL draftees

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
5 165 Oronde Gadsden II TE Los Angeles Chargers
6 181 Kyle McCord QB Philadelphia Eagles
7 236 LeQuint Allen RB Jacksonville Jaguars
7 254 Fadil Diggs DE New Orleans Saints

Undrafted free agents

Player Position NFL club
Justin Barron S Dallas Cowboys
Tom Callahan LS Las Vegas Raiders
Alijah Clark DB Dallas Cowboys
Clarence Lewis DB Tennessee Titans
Maximilian Mang TE Indianapolis Colts
Jackson Meeks WR Detroit Lions
Savion Washington OT Los Angeles Chargers
Marlowe Wax LB Los Angeles Chargers

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 p.m.vs. No. 24 Tennessee*ABCL 26–4545,918
September 612:00 p.m.UConn*ACCNX/ESPN+W 27–20 OT39,391
September 127:00 p.m.Colgate*
  • JMA Wireless Dome
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
ACCNW 66–2437,372
September 2012:00 p.m.at ClemsonESPNW 34–2180,225
September 2712:00 p.m.Duke
  • JMA Wireless Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCNL 3–3844,451
October 43:30 p.m.at SMUACCNL 18–3134,845
October 187:30 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • JMA Wireless Dome
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
ACCNL 13–3040,772
October 2512:00 p.m.at No. 7 Georgia TechESPN2L 16–4151,913
October 317:30 p.m.North Carolina
  • JMA Wireless Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNL 10–2737,184
November 83:30 p.m.at No. 18 Miami (FL)ESPNL 10–3860,337
November 223:30 p.m.at No. 9 Notre Dame*NBCL 7–7077,622
November 293:00 p.m.Boston College
  • JMA Wireless Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
The CWL 12–3432,457

[4]

Game summaries

vs. No. 24 Tennessee

Syracuse Orange (0–0) vs. No. 24 Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Orange 0 14 6626
No. 24 Volunteers 17 14 7745

at Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, Georgia

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 45,918
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • TENN – Max Gilbert 34-yard field goal, 12:46. Volunteers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:14.
  • TENN – Peyton Lewis 2-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 6:02. Volunteers 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 3:35.
  • TENN – Colton Hood 22-yard fumble return (Max Gilbert kick), 0:56. Volunteers 17–0.
Second quarter
  • SYR – Yasin Willis 2-yard run (Tripp Woody kick), 11:40. Volunteers 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:16.
  • TENN – Braylon Staley 73-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 11:14. Volunteers 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:26.
  • SYR – Johntay Cook II 3-yard pass from Steve Angeli (Tripp Woody kick), 1:55. Volunteers 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:38.
  • TENN – DeSean Bishop 1-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 0:21. Volunteers 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:34.
Third quarter
  • TENN – Star Thomas 7-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 12:22. Volunteers 38–14. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:27.
  • SYR – Yasin Willis 1-yard run (pass failed), 7:33. Volunteers 38–20. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:49.
Fourth quarter
  • SYR – Yasin Willis 1-yard run (run failed), 11:54. Volunteers 38–26. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 5:19.
  • TENN – Miles Kitselman 2-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 3:57. Volunteers 45–26. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:42.
Statistics SYR TENN
First downs 24 22
Plays–yards 84–377 67–495
Rushes–yards 44–103 39–248
Passing yards 274 247
Passing: comp–att–int 23–40–1 16–28–0
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 34:31 25:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Syracuse Passing Steve Angeli 23/40, 274 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Yasin Willis 23 carries, 91 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Dan Villari 5 receptions, 55 yards
Tennessee Passing Joey Aguilar 16/28, 247 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Star Thomas 12 carries, 92 yards
Receiving Braylon Staley 4 receptions, 95 yards, TD

vs UConn (rivalry)

UConn Huskies (1–0) at Syracuse Orange (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Huskies 0 14 33020
Orange 0 6 014727

at JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, New York

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 39,391
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Bill Spaulding (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • None
Second Quarter
  • CONN - Honig, Alex 15 yd pass from Neider, John (Freeman, Chris kick), 14:55. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, TOP 04:56
  • CUSE - Woody, Tripp 38 yd field goal, 3:37. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, TOP 00:55
  • CONN - Brown, Mel 45 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 1:02. Huskies 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, TOP 02:29
  • CUSE - Woody, Tripp 32 yd field goal, 0:00. Huskies 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, TOP 01:02
Third Quarter
  • CONN - Freeman, Chris 35 yd field goal, 9:55. Huskies 17–6. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, TOP 05:02
Fourth Quarter
  • CUSE - Ross-Simmons, Justus 53 yd pass from Angeli, Steve (2PC no good), 5:41. Huskies 17–12. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, TOP 01:34
  • CUSE - Willis, Yasin 3 yd run (Gill Jr., Darrell pass), 0:48. Orange 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:18
  • CONN - Freeman, Chris 41 yd field goal, 0:01. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 00:47
Overtime
  • CUSE - Ross-Simmons, Justus 6 yd pass from Angeli, Steve (Woody, Tripp kick). Orange 27–20. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards
Statistics CONN SYR
First downs 20 24
Plays–yards 82–461 78–416
Rushes–yards 28–45 34–142
Passing yards 274 417
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–44–0 33–53–1
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 33:34 26:26
Team Category Player Statistics
UConn Passing Joe Fagnano 24/43, 259 yards
Rushing Cam Edwards 21 carries, 75 yards
Receiving Skyler Bell 11 receptions, 105 yards
Syracuse Passing Steve Angeli 33/53, 417 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Yasin Willis 11 carries, 48 yards, TD
Receiving Dan Villari 7 receptions, 104 yards

vs Colgate (FCS, rivalry)

Colgate Raiders (FCS) (0–2) at Syracuse Orange (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders (FCS) 3 0 14724
Orange 14 24 72166

at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 37,372
  • Referee: Rory Bernard
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Forrest Conoly (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:30) SYR – Justus Ross-Simmons 26-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Tripp Woody kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:29; Syracuse 7–0)
  • (5:48) COL – Luke Volger 39-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:24; Syracuse 7–3)
  • (2:12) SYR – Darrell Gill Jr. 43-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Tripp Woody kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:32; Syracuse 14–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:00) SYR – Will Nixon 2-yard run, Tripp Woody kick (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:18; Syracuse 21–3)
  • (10:06) SYR – Tripp Woody 22-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:16; Syracuse 24–3)
  • (6:50) SYR – Darrell Gill Jr. 35-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Tripp Woody kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:22; Syracuse 31–3)
  • (1:43) SYR – Jaylan Hornsby 25-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Tripp Woody kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:06; Syracuse 38–3)
Third quarter
  • (9:13) SYR – Darien Williams 26-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Tripp Woody kick (Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:14; Syracuse 45–3)
  • (4:36) COL – Reed Swanson 12-yard pass from Jake Stearney, Luke Vogeler kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:31; Syracuse 45–10)
  • (0:00) COL – Reed Swanson 23-yard pass from Jake Stearney, Luke Vogeler kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:58; Syracuse 45–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:03) SYR – Steve Angeli 1-yard run, Tripp Woody kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:51; Syracuse 52–17)
  • (9:27) COL – Cole Fulton 44-yard run, Luke Vogeler kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Syracuse 52–24)
  • (6:26) SYR – Gabe Daniels 12-yard pass from Rickie Collins, Tripp Woody kick (Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 2:52; Syracuse 59–24)
  • (4:54) SYR – Luke Carney 9-yard run, Tripp Woody kick (Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:23; Syracuse 66–24)
Statistics COLG SYR
First downs 25 32
Plays–yards 83–408 72–610
Rushes–yards 29–107 35–173
Passing yards 301 447
Passing: comp–att–int 30–54–2 27–37–1
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 33:21 26:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Colgate Passing Jake Stearney 14/20, 148 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Cole Fulton 7 carries, 72 yards, TD
Receiving Reed Swanson 7 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD
Syracuse Passing Steve Angeli 23/31, 382 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Will Nixon 12 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Darrell Gill Jr. 6 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD

at Clemson

Syracuse Orange (2–1) at Clemson Tigers (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Orange 10 14 10034
Tigers 7 7 0721

at Memorial StadiumClemson, South Carolina

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE 2 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 80,225
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • (14:56) CUSE – Will Nixon 9-yard run, Woody kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:25; CUSE 17–7)
  • (09:13) CUSE – Darrell Gill Jr. 22-yard pass from Angeli, Woody kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:39; CUSE 24–7)
  • (01:06) CLEM – Adam Randall 6-yard pass from Klubnik, Hauser kick (Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 4:06; CUSE 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:42) CUSE – Woody 49 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:20; CUSE 27–14)
  • (02:12) CUSE – Ross-Simmons 18-yard pass from Rickie Collins, Woody kick (Drive: 1 plays, 18 yards, 0:06; CUSE 34–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (09:00) CLEM – Wesco Jr. 9-yard pass from Klubnik, Hauser kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:09; CUSE 34–21)
Statistics SYR CLEM
First downs 24 29
Plays–yards 77–433 83–503
Rushes–yards 38–155 22–140
Passing yards 278 363
Passing: comp–att–int 21–39–0 37–61–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 30:40 29:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Syracuse Passing Steve Angeli 18/31, 344 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Yasin Willis 18 carries, 94 yards
Receiving Johntay Cook II 6 receptions, 113 yards
Clemson Passing Cade Klubnik 37/60, 363 yards, 3 TDs, INT
Rushing Adam Randall 16 carries, 130 yards
Receiving T. J. Moore 8 receptions, 92 yards

vs Duke

Duke Blue Devils (2–2) vs Syracuse Orange (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 10 14 7738
Orange 3 0 003

at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:42) DUKE – Todd Pelino 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:50; Duke 3-0)
  • (4:10) SYR – Tripp Woody 29-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:32; 3-3)
  • (3:12) DUKE – Nate Sheppard 49-yard run, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:58; Duke 10-3)
Second quarter
  • (12:01) DUKE – Cooper Barkate 34-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:48; Duke 17-3)
  • (1:55) DUKE – Cooper Barkate 12-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:24; Duke 24-3)
Third quarter
  • (5:34) DUKE – Nate Sheppard 12-yard run, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:14; Duke 31-3)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:04) DUKE – Anderson Castle 13-yard run, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:33; Duke 38-3)
Statistics DUKE SYR
First downs 23 19
Plays–yards 59-503 51-314
Rushes–yards 37-235 27-85
Passing yards 268 229
Passing: comp–att–int 22-28-0 24-37-1
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 31:15 28:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 22/28, 268 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nate Sheppard 15 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cooper Barkate 4 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD
Syracuse Passing Rickie Collins 24/37, 229 yards, INT
Rushing Yasin Willis 11 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Johntay Cook 6 receptions, 74 yards

at SMU

Syracuse Orange (3–2) at SMU Mustangs (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Orange 0 3 01518
Mustangs 3 21 0731

at Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, Texas

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 34,845
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SYR SMU
First downs 18 21
Total yards 389 371
Rushing yards 110 77
Passing yards 279 294
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 31:25 28:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Syracuse Passing Rickie Collins 22/45, 279 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Rickie Collins 10 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Receiving Johntay Cook 7 receptions, 82 yards, TD
SMU Passing Kevin Jennings 29/35, 285 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing TJ Harden 16 rushes, 67 yards
Receiving Romello Brinson 7 receptions, 71 yards

vs Pittsburgh (rivalry)

Pittsburgh Panthers (4–2) vs Syracuse Orange (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 10 31030
Orange 7 0 0613

at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 40,772
  • Referee: Tim Hedgepath
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), and Kendra Douglas (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:49) PITT - Mason Heintschel 36-yard run, Trey Butkowski kick (Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:55; Pittsburgh 7–0)
  • (2:08) SYR - Darrell Gill Jr. 11-yard pass from Rickie Collins, Tripp Woody kick (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:52; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:00) PITT - Trey Butkowski 31-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 6:08; Pittsburgh 10–7)
  • (0:02) PITT - Kenny Johnson 66-yard punt return, Trey Butkowski kick (Pittsburgh 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (11:20) PITT - Trey Butkowski 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:40; Pittsburgh 20–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:48) PITT - Trey Butkowski 32-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:49; Pittsburgh 23–7)
  • (6:19) SYR - Emanuel Ross 12-yard pass from Rickie Collins, Rickie Collins run failed (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:22; Pittsburgh 23–13)
  • (1:57) PITT - Juelz Goff 1-yard run, Trey Butkowski kick (Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 3:28; Pittsburgh 30–13)
Statistics PITT SYR
First downs 16 13
Plays–yards 67–260 66–212
Rushes–yards 41–117 32–76
Passing yards 143 136
Passing: comp–att–int 13–24–1 17–34–3
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 29:58 30:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Pittsburgh Passing Mason Heintschel 13/24, 143 yards, INT
Rushing Ja'Kyrian Turner 15 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Kenny Johnson 4 receptions, 59 yards
Syracuse Passing Rickie Collins 15/31, 126 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Rickie Collins 10 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Johntay Cook II 6 receptions, 66 yards

at No. 7 Georgia Tech

Syracuse Orange (3–4) at No. 7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Orange 3 0 7616
No. 7 Yellow Jackets 3 17 14741

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time:  
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee: Jon Noli
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SYR GT
First downs 17 27
Plays–yards 63-381 68-543
Rushes–yards 34-157 37-239
Passing yards 224 304
Passing: comp–att–int 19-29-0 25-31-0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 28:20 29:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Syracuse Passing Rickie Collins 17/29, 224 yards, TD
Rushing Yasin Willis 10 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Darrell Gill Jr. 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD
Georgia Tech Passing Haynes King 25/31, 304 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Haynes King 12 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordan Allen 6 receptions, 67 yards

vs North Carolina

North Carolina Tar Heels (2–5) vs Syracuse Orange (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tar Heels 3 3 14727
Orange 7 3 0010

at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 37,184
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNC SYR
First downs 20 12
Plays–yards 425 147
Rushes–yards 209 108
Passing yards 216 39
Passing: comp–att–int 15-19-0 4-18-0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 35:29 24:31
Team Category Player Statistics
North Carolina Passing Gio Lopez 15/19, 216 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Demon June 13 carries, 101 yards, TD
Receiving Demon June 2 receptions, 81 yards, TD
Syracuse Passing Joseph Filardi 4/18, 39 yards
Rushing Yasin Willis 15 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Darius Johnson 1 reception, 25 yards

at No. 18 Miami (FL)

Syracuse Orange (3–6) at No. 18 Miami Hurricanes (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Orange 0 0 3710
No. 18 Hurricanes 0 14 17738

at Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 60,337
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays.
Second quarter
  • MIA – Carson Beck 14-yard pass from Malachi Toney (Carter Davis kick), 2:16. Hurricanes 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 3:08.
  • MIA – Keionte Scott 38-yard interception return (Carter Davis kick), 1:50. Hurricanes 14–0.
Third quarter
  • SYR – Tripp Woody 38-yard field goal, 11:12. Hurricanes 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:48.
  • MIA – Keelan Marion 61-yard pass from Carson Beck (Carter Davis kick), 9:57. Hurricanes 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:09.
  • MIA – Girard Pringle Jr. 19-yard run (Carter Davis kick), 2:25. Hurricanes 28–3. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:52.
  • MIA – Carter Davis 36-yard field goal, 0:00. Hurricanes 31–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:28.
Fourth quarter
  • MIA – Francis Mauigoa 3-yard run (Bert Auburn kick), 2:53. Hurricanes 38–3. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:56.
  • SYR – Elijah Washington-Baker 17-yard pass from Joseph Filardi (Tripp Woody kick), 0:21. Hurricanes 38–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:32.
Statistics SYR MIA
First downs 20 21
Plays–yards 71–285 57–385
Rushes–yards 43–161 32–124
Passing yards 124 261
Passing: comp–att–int 15–28–2 19–25–0
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 29:37 30:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Syracuse Passing Rickie Collins 12/25, 85 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Yasin Willis 13 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Daunte Bacheyie 2 receptions, 22 yards
Miami (FL) Passing Carson Beck 18/24, 247 yards, TD
Rushing Girard Pringle Jr. 7 carries, 55 yards, TD
Receiving Keelan Marion 3 receptions, 116 yards, TD

at Notre Dame

Syracuse Orange (3–7) at No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Orange 0
No. 9 Fighting Irish 0

at Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, Indiana

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SYR ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Syracuse Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Notre Dame Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Boston College

Boston College Eagles (1–10) vs Syracuse Orange (3–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 3 141434
Orange 0 6 0612

at JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, New York

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 32,457
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst) and Wes Bryant (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BC SYR
First downs 20 12
Total yards 433 254
Rushes–yards 29–137 41–189
Passing yards 296 65
Passing: compattint 18–26–0 10–18–0
Time of possession 26:50 33:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Grayson James 16–24, 288 yards
Rushing Turbo Richard 15 carries, 102 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Lewis Bond 8 receptions, 171 yards
Syracuse Passing Joseph Filardi 10–18, 65 yards
Rushing Will Nixon 16 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Johntay Cook 3 receptions, 28 yards

Personnel

Roster and coaching staff

2025 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 0 David Clement Jr
WR 2 Johntay Cook Jr
WR 3 Jaylan Hornsby  Fr
QB 4 Jakhari Williams  Fr
WR 5 Umari Hatcher  Sr
RB 6 Yasin Willis So
WR 7 Darien Williams Fr
WR 8 Tyshawn Russell  So
QB 9 Steve Angeli  Jr
QB 10 Rickie Collins  So
QB 11 Luke Carney Fr
WR 12 Justus Ross-Simmons Sr
QB 13 Joseph Filardi Fr
TE 13 Jamie Trimble So
WR 14 Darius Johnson Fr
WR 15 Darrell Gill Jr. Jr
QB 16 Rich Belin Fr
WR 17 Gabe Daniels Fr
WR 18 Emanuel Ross  Fr
TE 19 Daunte Bacheyie Fr
RB 22 Jaden Hart So
WR 23 Ja'Meer Thomas  Fr
RB 24 Will Nixon  Sr
WR 26 Ta'Ron Haile  Fr
RB 28 Malachi Coleman Fr
TE 30 Chase Simmons  Sr
RB 31 Tyler Chandler  So
WR 32 Nick Armentano  So
RB 36 Malachi James So
FB 38 Max Runyon  Sr
RB 39 Tylik Hill Fr
TE 42 Rubin Wasserman Fr
OL 50 Kahlil Stewart Fr
OL 51 Austin Collins  Sr
OL 53 Ted Olsen  So
OL 55 Zach Rice  Jr
OL 56 Patrick Alberga  Sr
OL 57 Da'Metrius Weatherspoon  Sr
OL 60 Naquil Betrand  So
OL 62 Jackson Iak  Jr
OL 63 Carter Clark  Jr
OL 64 Skylar Harvey Fr
OL 65 Adam Boehiem  Fr
OL 67 D'Joni Scatliffe Fr
OL 68 Vito Shevchenko  Fr
OL 69 TJ Ferguson  Sr
OL 70 Kardiear Shepherd Fr
OL 71 Jayden Mann Fr
OL 72 Mark Petry  Sr
OL 73 Joshua Miller  So
OL 74 Matthew Hawn Fr
OL 75 Trevion Mack  So
OL 76 Byron Washington Fr
OL 77 Kam Pringle  Fr
OL 78 Joe Cruz  Jr
OL 79 Travis Brown-Miller  Fr
WR 83 Julian McFadden Fr
TE 84 Elijah Washington-Baker  Fr
WR 85 Sean Murphy Fr
WR 86 Terrell Wilfong Fr
TE 87 Wyatt Bowman Fr
WR 87 Nate Edwards  Fr
TE 89 Dan Villari  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Braheem Long Jr. So
DB, WR 1 Demetres Samuel Jr Fr
DB 2 Duce Chestnut  Sr
DB 3 Kaylib Singleton Fr
DL 4 Dion Wilson Jr.  Sr
LB 5 Antoine Deslauriers Fr
LB 6 James Heard  So
DL 7 Chris Thomas  Sr
LB 8 David Reese  Sr
DL 9 Isaiah Hastings  Jr
DB 10 Davien Kerr So
DL 11 Denis Jaquez Jr. Sr
LB 12 Anwar Sparrow  Sr
LB 13 Gary Bryant III  Jr
DB 14 Davion Kerr Fr
LB 15 Derek McDonald  Sr
DB 16 Chris Peal  So
DB 17 Jalil Martin  Jr
LB 18 David Omopariola  So
DB 19 Cornell Perry  Jr
DB 20 Rayshon Andrews Fr
LB 21 Fran Brown Jr.  So
LB 22 Zyian Moultrie-Goddard  So
DB 23 Devin Grant Sr
DB 24 Ibn McDaniels  Fr
DB 25 Ziyyon Bredell Fr
DB 27 Javon Lawrence Fr
LB 28 Jahide Lasaine Jr. So
DB 29 Berry Buxton III  Sr
DB 31 Marcus Washington Jr.  Jr
DB 32 Greg Delaine  Jr
LB 33 Caden Brown So
DB 34 Nate Prater  Jr
DB 36 Lucas Vermeulen Fr
LB 37 Luis Puente  Fr
DB 38 James Trotter Fr
DB 39 Bradley Chandler Fr
DB 40 Tommy Porter  Sr
LB 42 Trey Dudley Fr
LB 43 Garvin St. John  Fr
LB 45 Fatim Diggs  Fr
LB 49 Josh Kubala  Jr
DL 52 DeAngelo Thompson Fr
DL 58 Nathan Nyandoro Fr
DL 59 Marcale Billue  So
DL 77 Jaylen Pray Fr
DL 88 Elijah Crawford Fr
DL 90 Quante Gillians Fr
DL 91 George Rooks  Sr
DL 92 Rashard Perry Jr
DL 93 Nissi Ogbebor Fr
DL 94 Kevin Jobity Jr. Sr
DL 95 Eric Thomas Fr
DL 97 Clark Calloway  Fr
DL 99 Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 41 Jack Stonehouse  Sr
K 46 Evan Cox Fr
K 47 Tripp Woody  Fr
K 48 Jan Bogdan Fr
LS 61 Ethan Stangle  Jr
K 98 Jadyn Oh  So


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Elijah RobinsonAssistant head coach/defensive coordinator
  • Jeff NixonOffensive coordinator/running backs
  • Ricky Brumfield – Special teams coordinator
  • Michael JohnsonCo-offensive coordinator/tight ends
  • Robert Wright – Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Nunzio CampanileAssociate offensive coach/quarterbacks
  • Joe Schaefer – Defensive backs
  • Myles WhitePassing game coordinator/wide receivers
  • Dale Williams – Offensive linemen
  • Nick Williams – Defensive ends
  • Jeff Ambrosie – Assistant offensive line coach
  • Ryan Barry – Defensive quality control
  • Will Coale – Special teams quality control
  • Mike Gillespie – Offensive quality control
  • Dimitri Hill – Offensive quality control
  • Ben Kaplan – Offensive quality control
  • Dre Kates – Defensive quality control
  • Tyree Nobles – Defensive quality control
  • Dennis Thomas – Offensive quality control
  • Zach Van Arsdale – Offensive quality control
  • Blaine Miller – Senior defensive analyst
  • Tyshon Fogg – Defensive analyst
  • Manny Harris – Offensive analyst
  • Devin Redd – Assistant running backs coach
  • Jeremy Ruskin – Defensive analyst
  • Nitron Stork – Defensive analyst

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 7/24/25

References

  1. ^ "Syracuse Orange School History". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Syracuse 2025 Football Commits". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Football Team Rankings [Composite]". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 Syracuse Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.