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.
Mark your calendars for the first year in a new era of Syracuse football 🎯
— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) January 24, 2024
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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