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Syracuse

ACC · 2018 Season · Final

Pretender +
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
2nd
6–2 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1899–2026
All-Time Record
712–541–41
0.566 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1959
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–6W 55–42
3Week 3 · Sep 11Wagner SeahawksUnranked—W 62–10
4Week 4 · Sep 18Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC5–7W 30–7
5Week 5 · Sep 25UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND AAC1–11W 51–21
6Week 6 · Oct 2Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC15–0L 23–27
7Week 7 · Oct 9Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HACC7–7L 37–44
9Week 9 · Oct 23North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC2–9W 40–37
10Week 10 · Oct 30NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–4W 51–41
11Week 11 · Nov 6Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC7–6W 41–24
12Week 12 · Nov 13Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC2–10W 54–23
13Week 13 · Nov 20Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI12–1L 3–36
14Week 14 · Nov 27Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC7–5W 42–21
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HB128–4W 34–18

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.814
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+40
-8+48
  • NC State +9
  • West Virginia +8
  • Western Michigan +7
  • Wake Forest +7
  • Boston College +7
  • Florida State +5
  • North Carolina +2
  • Louisville +2
  • UConn +1
  • Clemson 0
  • Notre Dame -1
  • Pittsburgh -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #21Better than 85%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.769 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#24Post-Season W1#24Post-Season W2#22Post-Season W3#21Post-Season W4#21Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+52
+23
+30
-4
-7
+3
+10
+17
+31
-33
+21
+16

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#682013#982014#922015#922016#922017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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