The 2018 Syracuse Orange football team represented

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during the

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. The Orange were led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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. They competed as members of the Atlantic Division of the

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. After being picked to finish last in the preseason media poll, Syracuse went 10–3, 6–2 in ACC play to finish in 2nd place in the Atlantic Division, their first winning season and bowl invitation since

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. They were invited to the Camping World Bowl, where they defeated

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Recruiting

Position key

Recruits

The Orange signed a total of 18 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

Schedule

Schedule Source:

Rankings

Game summaries

At Western Michigan

Wagner

Florida State

UConn

At Clemson

At Pittsburgh

North Carolina

NC State

At Wake Forest

Louisville

Vs. Notre Dame

At Boston College

Vs. West Virginia (Camping World Bowl)

2019 NFL Draft

References

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