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Syracuse football: Worst head coach hires in program history

By Josh Yourish

Sep 9, 2023; Syracuse, New York, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Dino Babers (right) and quarterback Garrett Schrader (6) look on against the Western Michigan Broncos during the second half at the JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 9, 2023; Syracuse, New York, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Dino Babers (right) and quarterback Garrett Schrader (6) look on against the Western Michigan Broncos during the second half at the JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 22, 2005; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Greg Robinson yells to his team prior to the start of the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Heinz Field. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Craig Melvin/USA TODAY Sports (c) 2005 by Craig Melvin
Oct 22, 2005; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Greg Robinson yells to his team prior to the start of the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Heinz Field. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Craig Melvin/USA TODAY Sports (c) 2005 by Craig Melvin /

. . Greg Robinson. 1. player. 827.

Greg Robinson was the head coach of the Syracuse Orange from 2005-2008 and in those four seasons he won 10 total games. He also managed to lose 10 games in a single season… twice. Oh, don’t worry it gets worse.

Syracuse actually vacated all of its wins in 2005 and 2006 due to ineligible players so his official record is 5-37. Through it all, Robinson never lost his positive spirit, though he squeezed it out of the rest of Syracuse like he had a death grip around Otto, desperate to make the world’s largest cup of orange juice.

In his final press conference, Robinson likened his positivity to the little engine that could, but I think every Syracuse fan agrees, he’s the little engine that lost control, veered off the tracks, and exploded in a fiery blaze.

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