CFB TEAM RESEARCH · ACC

Syracuse

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

2-2Record
34.8PPG
23.0PPG Allowed
1-1Home
1-1Away
0-0Neutral
0-2Conference
4Games
1-3-0ATS · W-L-P
2-2-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 4 completed games · ACC. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #46; PPG allowed #63. ATS coverage 4/4; totals coverage 4/4. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 2-2. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHFran BrownSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#35National recruiting class rank
224.78Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.09FBS #96 of 138
PPA per play0.01FBS #41 of 138
Success rate42.8%FBS #81 of 138
Success rate40.5%FBS #72 of 138
Explosiveness1.31FBS #43 of 138
Explosiveness1.19FBS #58 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.64FBS #87 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3FBS #41 of 138
Power success rate83.3%FBS #14 of 138
Power success rate72.7%FBS #77 of 138
Stuff rate17.0%FBS #67 of 138
Stuff rate24.8%FBS #16 of 138
Line yards per rush3.07FBS #75 of 138
Line yards per rush2.62FBS #30 of 138
Second-level yards1.07FBS #75 of 138
Second-level yards1.24FBS #116 of 138
Open-field yards1.15FBS #77 of 138
Open-field yards1.56FBS #110 of 138
Passing success rate41.3%FBS #89 of 138
Passing success rate35.7%FBS #30 of 138
Passing PPA0.13FBS #99 of 138
Passing PPA-0.09FBS #13 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.73FBS #26 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.52FBS #68 of 138
Rushing success rate45.9%FBS #57 of 138
Rushing success rate44.8%FBS #106 of 138
Rushing PPA0.17FBS #50 of 138
Rushing PPA0.11FBS #95 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.94FBS #75 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.95FBS #77 of 138
Standard downs success rate47.0%FBS #92 of 138
Standard downs success rate50.4%FBS #110 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.03FBS #100 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.08FBS #90 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.01FBS #85 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.97FBS #53 of 138
Passing downs success rate33.7%FBS #60 of 138
Passing downs success rate23.5%FBS #23 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.22FBS #82 of 138
Passing downs PPA-0.11FBS #8 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.23FBS #25 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.02FBS #71 of 138
Havoc allowed12.6%FBS #35 of 138
Havoc rate18.5%FBS #29 of 138
Total yards per game451.25FBS #36 of 138
Total yards per game318.75FBS #46 of 138
Passing yards per game283.25FBS #27 of 138
Passing yards per game180.50FBS #37 of 138
Rushing yards per game168FBS #60 of 138
Rushing yards per game138.25FBS #68 of 138
Turnovers7FBS #85 of 138
Turnovers forced6FBS #62 of 138
3rd-down conversions30FBS #33 of 138
3rd-down conversions16FBS #13 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate50.0%FBS #19 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate34.0%FBS #47 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Steven Angeli

FBS #111 · 730 season total

57CMP103ATT730Yards4TD5INT55.34%CMP%117.98NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Tylik Hill

FBS #100 · 286 season total

45Carries286Yards1TD6.36Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Umari Hatcher

FBS #22 · 434 season total

29REC434Yards5TD14.97Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Chris D'Appolonia

FBS #196 · 29 season total

29Total15Solo14Assists3.50TFL1Sacks

Sacks Leader

Keyshawn Johnson

FBS #31 · 3.50 season total

3.50Sacks3.50TFL3QB hurries9Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Davien Kerr

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT4Passes defended0Defensive TDs4Return yards12Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-05HNew HampshireW66–3-34.5W55.5O
22026-09-12HCaliforniaL18–21-4L56.5U
32026-09-17APittsburghL13–27+11L51.5U
52026-10-03AUConnW42–41-6.5L50.5O
62026-10-10AVirginia——+9.5—50—
72026-10-17HLouisville——————
82026-10-24ANorth Carolina——————
92026-10-31HSMU——————
102026-11-07HClemson——————
112026-11-14ANC State——————
122026-11-21ABoston College——————
132026-11-28HNotre Dame——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.