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2019 Syracuse

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dino Babers.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 2019, game by game: won at Liberty 24–0; lost at Maryland 20–63; lost vs. No. 1 Clemson 6–41; won vs. Western Michigan 52–33; won vs. Holy Cross 41–3; lost at NC State 10–16; lost vs. Pittsburgh 20–27; lost at Florida State 17–35; lost vs. Boston College 27–58; won at Duke 49–6; lost at Louisville 34–56; won vs. Wake Forest 39–30+43−43Won 24–0 at Liberty+24LibertyLost 20–63 at Maryland-43MarylandLost 6–41 vs. No. 1 Clemson-35No. 1 ClemsonWon 52–33 vs. Western Michigan+19Western MichiganWon 41–3 vs. Holy Cross+38Holy CrossLost 10–16 at NC State-6NC StateLost 20–27 vs. Pittsburgh-7PittsburghLost 17–35 at Florida State-18Florida StateLost 27–58 vs. Boston College-31Boston CollegeWon 49–6 at Duke+43DukeLost 34–56 at Louisville-22LouisvilleWon 39–30 vs. Wake Forest+9Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atLibertyW 24–⁠066%
Sep 7atMarylandL 20–⁠6361%
Sep 14vs1ClemsonL 6–⁠4126%
Sep 21vsWestern MichiganW 52–⁠3366%
Sep 28vsHoly CrossW 41–⁠389%
Oct 10atNC StateL 10–⁠1648%
Oct 18vsPittsburghL 20–⁠2757%
Oct 26atFlorida StateL 17–⁠3544%
Nov 2vsBoston CollegeL 27–⁠5855%
Nov 16atDukeW 49–⁠633%
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 34–⁠5645%
Nov 30vsWake ForestW 39–⁠3045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 39–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 2: 21
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 12th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
339–⁠368
Coach
Dino Babers
Elo
1524 −74 this season
SP+ rating
-3.0 No. 77 of 130; offense No. 89, defense No. 75, special teams No. 6
SRS
−3.3 No. 80 of 130 in FBS
Returning
38% of last season’s EPA, No. 109 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 55 roster talent No. 62 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Lynch
Defensive coordinators
Brian Ward and Steve Stanard
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense95th of 130
  • Defense74th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted97th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted86th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0538%1.2295th of 130
Defense0.1345%1.2474th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.13 def		39% off
45% def		—97th off
86th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.2own 3120% allowed
Defense3.8own 2720% caused

CORE rating -12.0, 108th of 130 (offense -6.9, defense 5.1).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTommy DeVito QB2,360 yds
Passing touchdownsTommy DeVito QB19 TD
Rushing yardsMoe Neal RB846 yds
Rushing touchdownsMoe Neal RB7 TD
Receiving yardsTrishton Jackson WR1,023 yds
Receiving touchdownsTrishton Jackson WR11 TD
TacklesLakiem Williams LB110 tkl
SacksBrandon Berry DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsAndre Cisco DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Mikel Jones OLB★★★No. 423
Lee Kpogba OLB★★★No. 436
Neil Nunn S★★★No. 476
Geoff Cantin-Arku OLB★★★No. 596
Jason Munoz SDE★★★No. 837

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.856
Running backs13.00.847
Receivers13.00.829
Offensive line33.00.851
Defensive line53.00.845
Linebackers33.00.886
Defensive backs43.00.847
Athletes and specialists13.00.848
Whole class193.00.853

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 5Alton Robinson DESeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Sterling Hofrichter PAtlanta Falcons

Roster 107

The 2019 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 55 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson8–⁠014–⁠12
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠5
Louisville5–⁠38–⁠5
Virginia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Wake Forest5–⁠48–⁠5
Pittsburgh4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠46–⁠7
Miami4–⁠46–⁠7
Florida State4–⁠46–⁠7
North Carolina4–⁠57–⁠6
Duke3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse2–⁠65–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠63–⁠9
NC State1–⁠74–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.