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2022 Syracuse

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dino Babers.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 2022, game by game: won vs. Louisville 31–7; won at UConn 48–14; won vs. Purdue 32–29; won vs. Virginia 22–20; won vs. Wagner 59–0; won vs. No. 15 NC State 24–9; lost at No. 5 Clemson 21–27; lost vs. Notre Dame 24–41; lost at Pittsburgh 9–19; lost vs. No. 25 Florida State 3–38; lost at Wake Forest 35–45; won at Boston College 32–23; lost vs. Minnesota 20–28+59−35Won 31–7 vs. Louisville+24LouisvilleWon 48–14 at UConn+34UConnWon 32–29 vs. Purdue+3PurdueWon 22–20 vs. Virginia+2VirginiaWon 59–0 vs. Wagner+59WagnerWon 24–9 vs. No. 15 NC State+15No. 15 NC StateLost 21–27 at No. 5 Clemson-6No. 5 ClemsonLost 24–41 vs. Notre Dame-17Notre DameLost 9–19 at Pittsburgh-10PittsburghLost 3–38 vs. No. 25 Florida State-35No. 25 Florida StateLost 35–45 at Wake Forest-10Wake ForestWon 32–23 at Boston College+9Boston CollegeLost 20–28 vs. Minnesota-8Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsLouisvilleW 31–⁠750%
Sep 10atUConnW 48–⁠1464%
Sep 17vsPurdueW 32–⁠2952%
Sep 23vsVirginiaW 22–⁠2063%
Oct 1vsWagnerW 59–⁠095%
Oct 15vs15NC StateW 24–⁠945%
Oct 22at5ClemsonL 21–⁠2720%
Oct 29vsNotre DameL 24–⁠4143%
Nov 5atPittsburghL 9–⁠1938%
Nov 12vs25Florida StateL 3–⁠3851%
Nov 19atWake ForestL 35–⁠4529%
Nov 26atBoston CollegeW 32–⁠2353%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsMinnesotaPinstripe BowlL 20–⁠2832%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 28–⁠20 in the Pinstripe Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 22
  2. Wk 7: 18
  3. Wk 8: 14
  4. Wk 9: 16
  5. Wk 10: 22
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
360–⁠300
Coach
Dino Babers
Elo
1474 +23 this season
SP+ rating
2.5 No. 62 of 131; offense No. 63, defense No. 49, special teams No. 67
SRS
4.5 No. 49 of 131 in FBS
Returning
68% of last season’s EPA, No. 46 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 68 roster talent No. 65 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Robert Anae
Defensive coordinator
Tony White
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense73rd of 131
  • Defense48th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted58th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted49th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0843%1.2073rd of 131
Defense0.0846%1.0548th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.08 def		44% off
44% def		—58th off
49th 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
Offense3.8own 3017% allowed
Defense3.3own 3215% caused

CORE rating 0.3, 66th of 131 (offense 1.7, defense 1.5).

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 yardsGarrett Shrader QB2,636 yds
Passing touchdownsGarrett Shrader QB17 TD
Rushing yardsSean Tucker RB1,058 yds
Rushing touchdownsSean Tucker RB11 TD
Receiving yardsOronde Gadsden II TE969 yds
Receiving touchdownsOronde Gadsden II TE6 TD
TacklesMarlowe Wax LB86 tkl
SacksCaleb Okechukwu DL7 sacks
InterceptionsJa’Had Carter S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Francois Nolton Jr. DL★★★No. 651
LeQuint Allen RB★★★No. 914
Dom Foster ATH★★★No. 926
Kadin Bailey LB★★★No. 960
Gregory Delaine Jr. CB★★★No. 967

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.864
Receivers13.00.836
Offensive line23.00.842
Defensive line43.00.856
Linebackers23.00.858
Defensive backs33.00.854
Athletes and specialists32.70.834
Whole class162.90.849

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 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 2Matthew Bergeron OGAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Garrett Williams CBArizona Cardinals

Roster 108

The 2022 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2022 portal
Juwuan Price RB★★★from New Mexico State
Alijah Clark CB★★★from Rutgers
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson QB★★★from Florida
Dan Villari QB★★★from Michigan
C.J. Hayes WR★★★from Michigan State
Bralyn Oliver S★★★from Louisville
D’Marcus Adams WR★★★from Florida Atlantic
Isaiah Johnson CBfrom Dartmouth

Transfers out 18

Taj Harris WR★★★★to Rutgers
Geoff Cantin-Arku LB★★★to Memphis
Landon Morris WR★★★to Utah
Adrian Cole CB★★★to Florida International
Luke Benson TE★★★to Georgia Tech
Tommy DeVito QB★★★to Illinois
Cooper Lutz RB★★★to Vanderbilt
Curtis Harper DL★★★to Akron
Dillon Markiewicz QB★★★to Texas State
Jarveon Howard RB★★★to Alcorn State
Latarie Kinsler DE★★★to Florida International
Joe Rondi DL★★no new school on file

And 6 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson8–⁠011–⁠313
North Carolina6–⁠29–⁠5
Florida State5–⁠310–⁠311
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Pittsburgh5–⁠39–⁠422
NC State4–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville4–⁠48–⁠5
Syracuse4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Wake Forest3–⁠58–⁠5
Miami3–⁠55–⁠7
Boston College2–⁠63–⁠9
Virginia1–⁠63–⁠7
Virginia Tech1–⁠63–⁠8

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