2022 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2022 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by seventh-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2022 Syracuse Orange football
Pinstripe Bowl, L 20–28 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dino Babers (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Robert Anae (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Tony White (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	JMA Wireless Dome
Uniform
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 13 Clemson xy$		8	–	0					11	–	3
No. 11 Florida State		5	–	3					10	–	3
Syracuse		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisville		4	–	4					8	–	5
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	5					8	–	5
Boston College		2	–	6					3	–	9
Coastal Division
North Carolina xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 22 Pittsburgh		5	–	3					9	–	4
Duke		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
Miami (FL)		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		1	–	6					3	–	7
Virginia Tech		1	–	6					3	–	8
Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

After being picked to finish last in the preseason media poll, Syracuse went 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in 5th place in the Atlantic Division. The Orange started the season 6–0 for the first time since their undefeated 1987 season, and were ranked as high as No. 14 before losing five games in a row. The Orange faced three ranked teams, defeating NC State while losing to Clemson and Florida State. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl, where they lost to Minnesota.

Schedule

The ACC released their schedule on January 31, 2022.^[1][2][3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 p.m.	Louisville		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 31–7	37,110
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at UConn*		Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 48–14	25,114
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Purdue*		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 32–29	35,493
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Virginia		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 22–20	34,590
October 1	5:00 p.m.	Wagner*		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCNX/ESPN+	W 59–0	33,373
October 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 NC State	No. 18	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 24–9	49,705
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Clemson	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 21–27	81,500
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 16	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	L 24–41	49,861
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 22	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ACCN	L 9–19	50,888
November 12	8:00 p.m.	No. 23 Florida State		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 3–38	45,213
November 19	8:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest		Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 35–45	26,164
November 26	7:30 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCRSN	W 32–23	30,113
December 29	2:00 p.m.	vs. Minnesota*		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–28	31,131
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Vs. Louisville

See also: 2022 Louisville Cardinals football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	0	7
Orange	10	7	0	14	31

At UConn

See also: 2022 UConn Huskies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	17	10	14	7	48
Huskies	0	7	7	0	14

Vs. Purdue

See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	6	3	0	20	29
Orange	3	0	7	22	32

Vs. Virginia

See also: 2022 Virginia Cavaliers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	0	0	13	7	20
Orange	10	6	3	3	22

Vs. Wagner

See also: 2022 Wagner Seahawks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0
Orange	21	28	7	3	59

Vs. No. 15 NC State

See also: 2022 NC State Wolfpack football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Wolfpack	3	0	3	3	9
No. 18 Orange	7	3	7	7	24

At No. 5 Clemson

See also: 2022 Clemson Tigers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Orange	7	14	0	0	21
No. 5 Tigers	7	3	0	17	27

Vs. Notre Dame

See also: 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish	7	14	3	17	41
No. 16 Orange	7	0	10	7	24

At Pittsburgh

See also: 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Orange	3	3	0	3	9
Panthers	0	10	7	2	19

Vs. No. 23 Florida State

See also: 2022 Florida State Seminoles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Seminoles	14	10	0	10	34
Orange	0	3	0	0	3

At Wake Forest

See also: 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	7	14	0	14	35
Demon Deacons	3	21	7	14	45

At Boston College

See also: 2022 Boston College Eagles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	3	3	26	32
Eagles	10	0	0	13	23

Vs. Minnesota (Pinstripe Bowl)

See also: 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and 2022 Pinstripe Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	7	6	7	20
Golden Gophers	0	14	14	0	28

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	22	18	14	16	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	25	21	18	14	16	22	RV	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									20	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Personnel

Coaching staff

Syracuse Orange football current coaching staff^[4]

Name	Position	Years at Syracuse
Dino Babers	Head coach	7th
Tony White	Defensive coordinator/linebacker coach	3rd
Robert Anae	Offensive coordinator	1st
Chris Achuff	Defensive line coach	3rd
Jason Beck	Quarterbacks coach	1st
Bob Ligashesky	Special teams coordinator	1st
Mike Lynch	Running backs coach	7th
Nick Monroe	Safeties/nickelbacks coach	7th
Mike Schmidt	Offensive line coach	2nd
Chip West	Cornerbacks coach	3rd
Michael Johnson	Outside Receivers	1st