Syracuse Football: Early projection of 'Cuse regular-season record in 2024 campaign

The full 2024 schedule for Syracuse football is out, and 247Sports recently called the Orange’s docket one of the easiest in the sport in the next term.

The ‘Cuse, led by new head coach Fran Brown, has gone a combined 13-13 over the past two seasons, reaching a bowl game in each campaign, but losing both of those post-season encounters.

Brown’s first year at the helm of the Orange includes seven contests at the JMA Wireless Dome, and five affairs away from the Hill.

The ‘Cuse 2024 calendar has some pretty wild swings to it. To begin the season, the Orange will play four home games in a row. The team will then hit the road for five of its next six battles, before wrapping up the 2024 regular season with back-to-back contests in Central New York.

While this is Brown’s first-ever term as a head coach at the collegiate level, and Syracuse football has seen a fairly sizable roster makeover this off-season, I believe that the ‘Cuse is primed to win a lot of games in 2024.

Here is my early stab at projecting the regular-season record of Syracuse football.

Saturday, Aug. 31: Ohio at home
Conference affiliation: Mid-American Conference
Record in 2023 season: 10-3
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: NA
Predicted result: Win

Saturday, Sept. 7: Georgia Tech at home
Conference affiliation: ACC
Record in 2023 season: 7-6
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: NA
Predicted result: Win

Friday, Sept. 20: Stanford at home
Conference affiliation: ACC
Record in 2023 season: 3-9
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: NA
Predicted result: Win

Saturday, Sept. 28: Holy Cross at home
Conference affiliation: Patriot League
Record in 2023 season: 7-4
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: NA
Predicted result: Win

Saturday, Oct. 5: at UNLV
Conference affiliation: Mountain West Conference
Record in 2023 season: 9-5
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: NA
Predicted result: Win

Saturday, Oct. 12: at N.C. State
Conference affiliation: ACC
Record in 2023 season: 9-4
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: No. 20
Predicted result: Loss

Thursday, Oct. 24: at Pittsburgh
Conference affiliation: ACC
Record in 2023 season: 3-9
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: NA
Predicted result: Win

Saturday, Nov. 2: Virginia Tech at home
Conference affiliation: ACC
Record in 2023 season: 7-6
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: NA
Predicted result: Win

Saturday, Nov. 9: at Boston College
Conference affiliation: ACC
Record in 2023 season: 7-6
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: NA
Predicted result: Loss

Saturday, Nov. 16: at California
Conference affiliation: ACC
Record in 2023 season: 6-7
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: NA
Predicted result: Win

Saturday, Nov. 23: UConn at home
Conference affiliation: Independent
Record in 2023 season: 3-9
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: NA
Predicted result: Win

Saturday, Nov. 30: Miami at home
Conference affiliation: ACC
Record in 2023 season: 7-6
ESPN preseason top 25 ranking: NA
Predicted result: Loss

Projected non-conference record: 4-0
Projected ACC record: 5-3
Projected overall record in 2024: 9-3