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Syracuse Orange Football Facts

Stadium:
Carrier Dome
Seating Capacity:
49,262
City/State
Syracuse, New York
Conference:
ACC
Head Coach:
Fran Brown
Fight Song:
Down The Field

Here is a list of 10 interesting facts about the Syracuse Orange:

  1. Syracuse Orange Football team was established in 1889 and has a long-standing history in college football.
  2. Their home stadium is the Carrier Dome, located on the Syracuse University campus in Syracuse, New York.
  3. The Orange are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
  4. Syracuse has won 11 conference championships in football, with titles coming in 1953, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1975, 1979, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2004.
  5. Ernie Davis, who played for Syracuse from 1959 to 1961, became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961.
  6. The Orange had a dominant period in the 1950s and 1960s under head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, including a national championship in 1959.
  7. Syracuse has a historic rivalry with the University of Pittsburgh, known as the "Syracuse-Pittsburgh rivalry" or "The Battle for the Schwartzwalder Trophy."
  8. The Orange have appeared in numerous bowl games, including the Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Cotton Bowl, among others.
  9. In 1987, wide receiver Art Monk, who played for Syracuse from 1976 to 1979, won the prestigious Maxwell Award and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
  10. Syracuse has produced several notable NFL players, including Jim Brown, Donovan McNabb, and Dwight Freeney, among others.


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