Syracuse

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Syracuse University is located in Syracuse, New York. Its mascot is the Orange.

Contents 1 Traditions 2 Stadiums 3 Football 3.1 Staff 3.2 Projected Starters 3.3 History 4 Basketball 4.1 Staff 4.2 Starters 4.3 History

Traditions

• Colors - Orange The first University to adopt Orange, the only school to have just Orange as their official color. They have been the Orangemen (women) until 2005 when they changed to just the "Orange".
• Fight Songs - Down the Field
• Alma Mater - Song of Syracuse

Stadiums

• Football - Carrier Dome Built in 1979, Was first college stadium to ever use corporate naming rights,(seats 50,000, for Football) Largest Dome in the Northeast, Field Turf was installed for 2005
  
• Basketball - Carrier Dome (33,633 for Basketball) set NCAA all-time largest on campus crowd March 2006 (33,633)
  
• Lacrosse - 9 time National Champion Lacrosse Team also uses Carrier Dome
  

Football

Staff

Head Football Coach -
Defensive Coordinator -
Offensive Coordinator -

Projected Starters

Offense
QB: Perry Patterson
RB: Curtis "Boonah" Brinkley/Paul Chiara
FB: Breyone Evans/Stephen McDonald
TE:
WR: Rice Moss
WR: Tim Lane
LT: Corey Chavers
LG: Carroll Madison
C: Justin Outten
RG: Ryan Durand
RT: Eugene Newsome
Defense
DE:
DT: Tony Jenkins
DT: Chris Thorner
DE: Lee Williams
LB: Kelvin Smith
LB: Luke Cain
LB: Jerry Mackey
CB: Nick Chesnut
CB: Tanard Jackson
FS: AJ Brown
SS: Dowayne Davis

History

• Bowl Appearances -
  
• Bowl Record -
  
• BCS Appearances - 1997, 1998
  
• National Championships - 1959
  
• Famous Alumni - Jim Brown, Ernie Davis (1st African-American to win the Heisman '61), Floyd Little, Jim Nance, John Mackey, Larry Csonka, Art Monk, Joe Morris, Donnie McPherson (2nd for Heisman '87), Donovan McNabb, Dwight Freeney, Marvin Harrison, Tim Green, Daryl Johnston, Donovin Darius, Keith Bulluck
  

Basketball

Staff

Head Basketball Coach - Jim Boeheim

Starters

PG: Josh Wright/Eric Devendorf
SG: Eric Devendorf/Andy Rautins
SF: Demetris Nichols
PF: Terrence Roberts
C: Darryl Watkins

Key Bench Players:
SG: Andy Rautins
G/F: Paul Harris
PF/C: Matt Gorman

History

• Final Four Appearances - 1975, 1987, 1996, 2003
  
• National Championships - 2003, Helm's Foundation National Champion in 1918 and 1926. Football national champion in 1959.[1]
  

• Famous Alumni - Dave Bing, Derrick Coleman, Carmelo Anthony, Billy Owens, Hakim Warrick, Gerry McNamara, Rony Seikaly, Sherman Douglas, Lawrence Moten, Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, John Wallace, Leo Rautins, Jim Boeheim, Louis Orr, Roosevelt Bouie, Jason "The Hitman" Hart, Danny Schayes, Etan Thomas