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2021 SYRACUSE FOOTBALL 1959 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS // 5 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS // 18 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS GAME INFORMATION SYRACUSE ORANGE (0-0) AP/Coaches Rank: -/- Date ........................................................... Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 Head Coach: Dino Babers (6th year) Location ..................................................................... Athens, Ohio Overall Record: 61-52(.540) Stadium ....................................................Peden Stadium (24,000) at Syracuse: 24-36 (.400) Kickoff ..................................................................................7 p.m. vs. Ohio: 2-0 Series .................................................................Syracuse leads 2-0 vs Tickets ................................................................OhioBobcats.com (0-0) Television .............................................................................CBSSN OHIO BOBCATS AP/Coaches Rank: -/RV Play-by-Play ........................................................... Dave Ryan '89 Head Coach: Tim Albin Analyst ................................................................... Aaron Murray Overall Record: 25-8 Reporter ............................................................... Brandon Baylor at Ohio: 0-0 Radio ..........Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield IMG College vs. Syracuse: 0-0 Play-by-Play ............................................................ Matt Park '97 Analyst ..................................................................Adam Terry '04 Reporter .............................................................Brian Higgins '04 OPENING DRIVE Student Radio .......................................WAER 88.3 FM (Syracuse) Satellite Radio ...................................................Sirius 119/XM 207 ORANGE OPENS 132ND GRIDIRON CAMPAIGN AT OHIO Live Audio ...................................................Cuse.com/TuneIn App • Syracuse opens the season with a true road game for the fourth year in a row when it visits Live Stats ............................................................OhioBobcats.com Ohio on Sept. 4. The last time the Orange played four consecutive season openers on the road was 1982-85. Twitter ....................................................................@CuseFootball • The game will air on CBS Sports Network, with Syracuse grad Dave Ryan '89 (PxP), Aaron Facebook ...........................................Facebook.com/CuseFootball Murray (analyst) and Brandon Baylor (reporter) on the call. Instagram ...............................................................@CuseFootball • Saturday's game marks the first meeting between Syracuse and Ohio since 1921. • Syracuse is going for its seventh win in the last eight years in its season opener, it'll be the 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS fourth-straight year the Orange open with an FBS opponent, after starting with an FCS foe from 2015-17. Overall Record: 0-0 • ACC Record: 0-0 • Head coach Dino Babers starts his sixth season on the sidelines for the Orange. Babers' tenure Home: 0-0 • Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-0 • Streak: includes a 10-win season in 2018. Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result ORANGE IN SEASON OPENERS Sept. 4 at Ohio (CBSSN) 7 p.m. • Syracuse holds an 84-43-4 record in season-opening contests. Sept. 11 RUTGERS (ACC Network) 2 p.m. • The team has won six of its past seven season openers, defeating Liberty (2019), Western Sept. 18 UALBANY (ACC Network) 12 p.m Michigan (2018), Central Connecticut State (2017), Colgate (2016), Rhode Island (2015) and Sept. 24 LIBERTY (ACC Network) 8 p.m. Villanova (2014). The Orange lost at North Carolina in the 2020 opener. Oct. 2 at Florida State * TBA • Syracuse will open the season on the road for the fourth-straight year. The Orange won at Oct. 9 WAKE FOREST * TBA Liberty in 2019 and at Western Michigan in 2020. Last season, Syracuse lost at North Carolina. • This is just the second time in program history that 'Cuse has opened four-or-more straight Oct. 15 CLEMSON * (ESPN) 7 p.m. seasons on the road, in addition to the aforementioned 1982-85 stretch. Syracuse was 2-2 in Oct. 23 at Virginia Tech * TBA those four contests. Oct. 30 BOSTON COLLEGE* TBA • The Orange are 7-3 in their last 10 season openers, including a 4-1 mark under head coach Nov. 13 at Louisville * TBA Dino Babers. Nov. 20 at NC State * TBA • 'Cuse faces a team from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to christen a new season for Nov. 27 PITTSBURGH * TBA the second time in four years. The Orange posted a 55-42 victory at Western Michigan in the first game of the 2018 season. Overall, Syracuse is 4-2 against teams from the MAC in season * - ACC game openers and has won four in a row. Home games in BOLD CAPS • Eight members of the Orange made their first career starts in last year's season opener at All times Eastern North Carolina. In addition, Chris Elmore made his first start at left guard. WHAT'S INSIDE HONORING FLOYD • Syracuse will wear a special patch this season honoring the memory of Orange legend Floyd Media Information ...............2 Player Notes ................. 17-20 Little. Matchup/Series History........3 Game Summaries ......... 21-22 • The NFL and College Football Hall of Fame inductee passed away on Jan. 1, 2021. Notes .............................. 4-10 Stats .............................. 23-37 • A three-time All-American for the Orange from 1964-66, Little frushed for 2,704 yards and Team ...................................4 Long Plays ...........................32 scored 46 touchdowns. He was also a standout return man who led the nation in all-purpose Offense ........................... 5-6 Starting Lineups ..................33 yards (1,990) and punt return average (23.5) as a junior in 1965. Defense...............................7 Scoring Drives .....................34 • In nine seasons (1967-75) with the Denver Broncos, he amassed more than 12,000 all-purpose Special Teams .....................8 Conversions/TOP ................35 yards and was a five-time Pro Bowl selection. Miscellaneous ............... 9-10 Red-Zone Stats ...................36 Dome ....................................9 Superlatives ........................37 NUMBERS TO KNOW On This Date .........................9 Last Time That .............. 38-40 Consecutive season openers Freshman running back Sean Tucker Overtime History ..................9 that Syracuse has played on ran for the third-most yards by an Orange in the NFL ..............10 4 the road. 3 Orange rookie (626) in program ACC Standings/Polls ............11 history. HC Dino Babers............. 12-13 Career field goals for PKAndre Assistant Coaches ...............14 Where LB Mikel Jones ranked in the Szmyt. He enters 2021 three Depth Chart ........................15 final FBS statistics for interceptions with 56 away from tying the Orange's 8 four. That total also led the ACC. Start Chart ..........................15 all-time record, held by Cole Roster/Pronunciations ........16 Murphy. CUSE.COM // @CUSEFOOTBALL 1 MEDIA CONTACTS WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE MONDAY • Dino Babers News Conference - 11 a.m. in Iocolano-Petty Football Complex Auditorium SYRACUSE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 1301 East Colvin Street, Syracuse, NY 13244 • Deadline to request Tuesday student-athlete interviews - 12 p.m. Submit requests (max. 2) to Tyler Cady ([email protected]) Office: 315-443-2608 | Web: Cuse.com 30 TYLER CADY TUESDAY • Student-Athlete Interviews - 11:30 a.m. Football SID • Game notes on Cuse.com Assistant Director/ Athletic Communications 31 (315) 443-2608 (O) (315) 941-6569 (C) WEDNESDAY • No media availability [email protected] 1 Susie Mehringer THURSDAY • AmeriCU Dino Babers Radio Show Assistant Director/ Live from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on TK99/105 Athletic Communications (315) 443-2608 (O) 2 (315) 403-0347 (C) [email protected] FRIDAY • No media availability SUE EDSON 3 Executive Sr. Associate AD/ Chief Communications Officer SATURDAY • Game #1 - Syracuse at Ohio (7 p.m., CBS Sports Network) (Credential Contact) (315) 443-2608 (O) (315) 952-4787 (C) 4 [email protected] GENERAL MEDIA INFORMATION ACC COMMUNICATIONS 4512 Weybridge Lane, Greensboro, NC 27407 INTERVIEWS POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Office: 336-854-8787 | Web: theACC.com Interviews with all Orange student-athletes and All postgame media will return to in-person format, Coach Dino Babers MUST be arranged through the pending state, local and University guidelines. Amy Yakola, Chief of External Affairs Syracuse Athletic Communications Department. Kevin Best, Sr. Assoc. Commissioner (Football) Contact Tyler Cady, Football SID, via email at ACC MEDIA PORTAL Andy Fledderjohann, Assistant Commissioner [email protected] or by calling (315) 443-2608. Please The ACC and XOS Digital have partnered to provide Steve Phillips, Editorial & Content Manager give as much advance notice as possible when individual highlight packages from all ACC-controlled Justin Wilson, Director requesting interviews. Personal phone numbers will regular-season football games to approved TV news Tyler Beck, Assistant Director not be distributed to media and student-athletes affiliates for the 2021 season. Upon the conclusion should not be contacted directly by phone, email of each game, highlights will be available to SOCIAL MEDIA or social media to arrange interviews or answer download and use in televised news programming Join the conversation about all things Syracuse questions. at no cost. Outlets may access the highlights, along across various social media platforms, including with any weekly head coach press conferences, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube,