The 2023 Syracuse Orange football team represented

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during the

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. The Orange played their home games at the

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, competing as members of the

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. They were led by eighth-year head coach

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before his firing on November 19, 2023. Tight ends' coach

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served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Syracuse Orange football team drew an average home attendance of 34,045 in 2023.

Schedule

Syracuse and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since

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, that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Syracuse with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Orange three set conference opponents for the next four years are;

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Game summaries

vs. Colgate

vs. Western Michigan

at Purdue

vs. Army

vs. Clemson

at No. 14 North Carolina

at No. 4 Florida State

at Virginia Tech

vs. Boston College

vs. Pittsburgh

at Georgia Tech

vs. Wake Forest

vs. South Florida (
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)

Personnel

Coaching staff

After the season

Awards and ACC honors

References

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Syracuse Orange football seasons

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