2010 Syracuse Orange football team
| 2010 Syracuse Orange football | |
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Pinstripe Bowl Champions | |
Pinstripe Bowl vs Kansas State, W 36–34 | |
| Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
| 2010 record | 8–5 (4–3 Big East) |
| Head coach | Doug Marrone (2nd year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Doug Marrone (2nd year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Scott Shafer (2nd year) |
| Home stadium |
Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut †§ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia § | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh § | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – BCS representative as conference champion § – Conference co-champions As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2010 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by head coach Doug Marrone in his second season. They played their home games at Carrier Dome and were members of the Big East Conference. For the first time since Paul Pasqualoni was fired following the 2004 season, the Orange won enough games to become bowl eligible. Syracuse played Kansas State in the Inaugural Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium where they won 36–34 to finish the season 8–5, 4–3 in Big East play.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 4 | 6:00 PM | at Akron* | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN3 | W 29–3 | 15,969 | ||
| September 11 | 7:00 PM | at Washington* | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FSNNW | L 20–41 | 62,418 | ||
| September 18 | 7:15 PM | Maine* | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | TWCSN | W 38–14 | 37,758 | ||
| September 25 | 3:30 PM | Colgate* | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN3 | W 42–7 | 38,068 | ||
| October 9 | 12:00 PM | at South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | Big East Network | W 13–9 | 41,917 | ||
| October 16 | 12:00 PM | Pittsburgh |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | Big East Network | L 14–45 | 40,168 | ||
| October 23 | 12:00 PM | at #19 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) | ESPN2 | W 19–14 | 58,122 | ||
| October 30 | 12:00 PM | at Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPNU | W 31–7 | 32,072 | ||
| November 6 | 12:00 PM | Louisville | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | Big East Network | L 20–28 | 40,735 | ||
| November 13 | 3:30 PM | at Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPNU | W 13–10 | 49,911 | ||
| November 20 | 7:00 PM | Connecticut | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPNU | L 6–23 | 41,635 | ||
| November 27 | 12:00 PM | Boston College* | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN | L 7–16 | 42,191 | ||
| December 30 | 3:00 PM | vs. Kansas State* | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) | ESPN | W 36–34 | 38,274 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. | ||||||||
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