The first official schedule of the All-Coastal Conference has arrived.
The 2024 Syracuse Orange football schedule is now finalized. Fran Brown will have four early opportunities to show off his D.A.R.T. work ethic in front of Orange Nation as SU does not leave the comforts of Dome until October.
Additionally, SU will play seven games in their soon-to-be renovated home, as opposed to the six + Yankee Stadium approach they took in 2023.
Here’s the full schedule:
- Saturday, August 31 vs Ohio Bobcats
- Saturday, September 7 vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- BYE
- Friday, September 20 vs Stanford Cardinal
- Saturday, September 28 vs Holy Cross Crusaders (FCS)
- Saturday, October 5 at University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Saturday, October 12 at NC State Wolfpack
- BYE
- Thursday, October 24 at University of Pittsburgh
- Saturday, November 2 vs Virginia Tech Hokies
- Saturday, November 9 at Boston College Eagles
- Saturday, November 16 at California Golden Bears
- Saturday, November 23 vs UConn Huskies
- Saturday, November 30 vs Miami Hurricanes
There are at least two primetime games, including the battle of the Block “S” under the Friday Night Lights on September 20. SU also plays at Pitt on a Thursday night out of their second bye.
UConn was originally supposed to be a road contest this season, but the two schools reached an agreement to change their long-term schedule agreement:
Syracuse and UConn worked together to adjust the schedule for their remaining series so that the Orange didn’t lose a home game this year. As a result, SU will now host the Huskies in 2024 and 2025. ‘Cuse will play at Connecticut in 2026 and 2027.
— Steve Infanti (@SteveInfantiNC9) January 24, 2024
My one personal concern is finishing the season with back-to-back home games while students may be gone home on Thanksgiving break – ideally, many will make plans to leave/return accordingly.
While the schedule is pretty back loaded considering ‘Cuse gets two byes this season, the huge influx of talent and lack of back-breaking opponents (Clemson, Florida State, and Notre Dame) means 2024 can be a huge season for the Syracuse football program.
What are your thoughts on the schedule? Which matchup(s) do you plan to attend?