Syracuse Orange

The Syracuse Orange are the athletic teams that represent Syracuse University. The school is a member of NCAA Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference. Until 2013, Syracuse was a member of the Big East Conference. The school's mascot is Otto the Orange. Until 2004, the teams were known as the Orangemen and Orangewomen. The men's basketball, football, wrestling, men's lacrosse, and women's basketball teams play in the Carrier Dome. Other sports facilities include the nearby Manley Field House complex, the Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion, and Drumlins Country Club.

Football

Syracuse Orange college football

First Season
1889
Team History
Syracuse Orange (2004-present) Syracuse Orangemen (1889-2003)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (2013-present) Big East Conference ((1991-2012)) Independent (1889-1990)
Venue
Carrier Dome (1980-present) Schoellkopf Field (1979) Rich Stadium (1979) Giants Stadium (1979) Archbold Stadium (1907-78)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1900s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
Syracuse Orangemen
1909
November 20	vs. Illinois	Archbold Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1945
November 17	vs. Colgate	Archbold Stadium
1948
October 2	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
October 14	vs. Penn State	Archbold Stadium
1952
January 1, 1953	vs. Alabama	Burdine Stadium
1953
October 17	at Penn State	New Beaver Field
1956
January 1, 1957	vs. TCU	Cotton Bowl
1957
September 28	vs. Iowa State	Archbold Stadium
October 12	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field
October 19	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1958
October 4	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field
November 1	vs. Pittsburgh	Archbold Stadium
January 1, 1959	vs. Oklahoma	Burdine Stadium
1959
October 3	vs. Maryland	Archbold Stadium
January 1, 1960	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 8	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field
October 29	vs. Pittsburgh	Archbold Stadium
1961
November 18	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
December 16	vs. Miami	Liberty Bowl (Philadelphia, PA)
1962
September 29	at Army	Polo Grounds
November 10	vs. Navy	Archbold Stadium
1963
October 26	vs. Oregon State	Archbold Stadium
November 28	vs. Notre Dame	Yankee Stadium
1964
September 26	vs. Kansas	Archbold Stadium
November 14	vs. Virginia Tech	Archbold Stadium
January 1, 1965	vs. LSU	Tulane Stadium
1965
October 2	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
1966
October 29	vs. Pittsburgh	Archbold Stadium
November 12	vs. Florida State	Archbold Stadium
December 31	vs. Tennessee	Gator Bowl
1967
September 23	vs. Baylor	Archbold Stadium
November 11	vs. Holy Cross	Archbold Stadium
1968
September 21	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
October 26	at California	California Memorial Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
September 19	at Houston	Astrodome
September 26	vs. Kansas	Archbold Stadium
October 3	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
1971
September 25	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1973
October 6	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
1976
September 11	vs. Bowling Green	Archbold Stadium
October 2	vs. Oregon State	Archbold Stadium
October 30	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
1978
September 23	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
1979
November 3	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 27	vs. Northwestern	Carrier Dome
October 4	vs. Kansas	Carrier Dome
November 1	vs. Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome
1982
September 3	at Rutgers	Giants Stadium
September 18	vs. Illinois	Carrier Dome
October 2	vs. Maryland	Carrier Dome
October 23	vs. Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome
1983
September 2	at Temple	Franklin Field
September 24	vs. Rutgers	Carrier Dome
October 29	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
1985
December 21	vs. Maryland	Pontiac Silverdome
1986
October 18	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
1987
September 26	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium
January 1, 1988	vs. Auburn	Louisiana Superdome
1988
December 3	vs. Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome
January 2, 1989	vs. LSU	Tampa Stadium
1989
November 4	vs. Boston College	Carrier Dome
December 30	vs. Georgia	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
December 25	vs. Arizona	Aloha Stadium
1991
January 1, 1992	vs. Ohio State	Tampa Stadium
1994
September 10	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium
1995
October 7	vs. Temple	Carrier Dome
1997
December 31	vs. Kansas State	Sun Devil Stadium
1998
January 2, 1999	vs. Florida	Orange Bowl
1999
December 29	vs. Kentucky	Adelphia Coliseum

2000s

2000
September 29	vs. East Carolina	Carrier Dome
October 7	vs. Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome
2003
October 11	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium
Syracuse Orange
2004
September 18	vs. Cincinnati	Carrier Dome
December 21	vs. Georgia Tech	Florida Citrus Bowl

2010s

2012
December 29	vs. West Virginia	Yankee Stadium
2013
December 27	vs. Minnesota	Reliant Stadium
2016
November 5	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
2018
December 28	vs. West Virginia	Camping World Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s	1956
1970s	1976 • 1979
1980s	1984 • 1988
2000s	2000 • 2001
2010s	2016 • 2019

Men's Basketball

Syracuse Orange men's college basketball

First Season
1898-99
Team History
Syracuse Orange (2004-present) Syracuse Orangemen (1898-2004)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (2013-present) Big East Conference (1979-2013) Independent (1898-1979)
Venue
Carrier Dome (1980-present) Manley Field House (1962-80) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951-52, 1955-62) State Fair Coliseum (1947-51) Archbold Gymnasium (1908-47, 1952-55)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1941-42
February 28, 1942	vs. Colgate	Archbold Gymnasium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1995-96
March 30 & April 1, 1996	vs. Mississippi State & Kentucky	Continental Airlines Arena