2021 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2021 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by sixth-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at the Carrier Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 15 Wake Forest xy	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 20 NC State	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 14 Clemson	6	–	2	10	–	3
Louisville	4	–	4	6	–	7
Florida State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Syracuse	2	–	6	5	–	7
Boston College	2	–	6	6	–	6
Coastal Division
No. 13 Pittsburgh xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Miami (FL)	5	–	3	7	–	5
Virginia	4	–	4	6	–	6
Virginia Tech	4	–	4	6	–	7
North Carolina	3	–	5	6	–	7
Georgia Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Player	Round	Pick	Team	Position
Andre Cisco	3	61	Jacksonville Jaguars	S
Ifeatu Melifonwu	3	101	Detroit Lions	CB

Player	Team	Position	Ref
Nolan Cooney	New Orleans Saints	P	^[1]
Trill Williams	New Orleans Saints	S	^[2]

The ACC released their schedule on January 28, 2021.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	W 29–9	23,904
September 11	2:00 p.m.	Rutgers*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 7–17	31,941
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Albany*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 62–24	30,156
September 24	8:00 p.m.	Liberty*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 24–21	29,942
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	L 30–33	56,609
October 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 Wake Forest	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 37–40 ^OT	38,554
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Clemson	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 14–17	36,670
October 23	12:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCRSN	W 41–36	57,941
October 30	3:30 p.m.	Boston College	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 21–6	32,022
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCRSN	L 3–41	43,797
November 20	4:00 p.m.	at No. 20 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 17–41	54,083
November 27	7:30 p.m.	No. 17 Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ACCN	L 14–31	27,939
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[4]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	9	3	10	7	29
Bobcats	0	6	0	3	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	0	0	14	3	17
Orange	0	0	7	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	10	0	0	14	24
Orange	21	24	10	7	62

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	7	7	7	21
Orange	0	14	7	3	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	13	7	10	30
Seminoles	3	13	7	10	33

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 19 Demon Deacons	3	14	9	8	6	40
Orange	7	14	6	7	3	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	14	0	3	17
Orange	0	7	0	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	7	6	7	21	41
Hokies	7	12	7	10	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	3	0	6
Orange	0	0	21	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	3	0	0	0	3
Cardinals	14	21	3	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	7	3	7	17
No. 20 Wolfpack	0	28	10	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Panthers	0	14	14	3	31
Orange	7	0	7	0	14

^ "Syracuse punter Nolan Cooney signs with New Orleans Saints". dailyorange.com. May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ "Pro football: Ex-Syracuse safety Williams signs with New Orleans after going undrafted". nny360.com. May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ "2021 Football Schedule Announced". TheACC.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "2021 Syracuse Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

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