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Syracuse

ACC · 2021 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
12th
2–6 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

2021 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC3–9W 29–9
3Week 3 · Sep 14Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HB105–8L 7–17
4Week 4 · Sep 21Albany Great DanesUnranked—W 62–24
5Week 5 · Sep 28Liberty (LIBERTY)H2HIND FBSI8–5W 24–21
6Week 6 · Oct 5Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC5–7L 30–33
7Week 7 · Oct 12Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC11–3L 37–40
8Week 8 · Oct 19Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–3L 14–17
9Week 9 · Oct 26Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC6–7W 41–36
10Week 10 · Nov 2Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC6–6W 21–6
12Week 12 · Nov 16Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC6–7L 3–41
13Week 13 · Nov 23NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–3L 17–41
14Week 14 · Nov 30Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HACC11–3L 14–31

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
4.883
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-34+23
  • Liberty +8
  • Virginia Tech +6
  • Boston College +6
  • Ohio +3
  • Wake Forest -3
  • Clemson -3
  • NC State -3
  • Pittsburgh -3
  • Florida State -7
  • Louisville -7
  • Rutgers -8

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 #89Better than 36%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.417 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#87Post-Season W1#87Post-Season W2#84Post-Season W3#87Post-Season W4#89Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
-10
+38
+3
-3
-3
-3
+5
+15
-38
-24
-17

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

Final Rank by Season
#922016#922017#212018#902019#1192020

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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