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Syracuse, Western Michigan Agree to Football Series
6/5/2017 12:00:00 PM | Football
Schools will play home-and-home in 2018 and 2019
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse and Western Michigan have agreed to play the first football series between the two programs, the schools announced on Monday, June 5.
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Western Michigan will host the Orange at Waldo Stadium on Sept. 1, 2018 in the season opener for both teams. The Orange welcome the Broncos to Central New York on Sept. 21, 2019. To help accommodate the return trip by Western Michigan to Syracuse, the Orange's road game with Maryland previously scheduled for Sept. 21, 2019 has been moved to Sept. 7, 2019.
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"We have a great deal of respect for Western Michigan and the Mid-American Conference," said Syracuse Director of Athletics John Wildhack. "Western Michigan has a long history of success. We look forward to a competitive series."
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Both Syracuse and Western Michigan have been playing football for more than a century and have a total of 1,272 victories between them (Syracuse – 716, Western Michigan – 556). The Broncos are in their first season under former Orange offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tim Lester.
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The addition of the Western Michigan game rounds out Syracuse's list of non-conference opponents for 2019. The Orange have one non-conference slot remaining in 2018. Game dates and opponents for those seasons are below:
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2018
Sept. 1 at Western Michigan
Sept. 29 vs. Connecticut
Nov. 17 at Notre Dame
ACC home games:Â Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, NCÂ State
ACC away games:Â Boston College, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest
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2019
Aug. 31 at Liberty
Sept. 7 at Maryland
Sept. 21Â vs. Western Michigan
TBD vs. Holy Cross
ACC home games:Â Boston College, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest
ACC away games:Â Duke, Florida State, Louisville, NC State
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Western Michigan will host the Orange at Waldo Stadium on Sept. 1, 2018 in the season opener for both teams. The Orange welcome the Broncos to Central New York on Sept. 21, 2019. To help accommodate the return trip by Western Michigan to Syracuse, the Orange's road game with Maryland previously scheduled for Sept. 21, 2019 has been moved to Sept. 7, 2019.
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"We have a great deal of respect for Western Michigan and the Mid-American Conference," said Syracuse Director of Athletics John Wildhack. "Western Michigan has a long history of success. We look forward to a competitive series."
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Both Syracuse and Western Michigan have been playing football for more than a century and have a total of 1,272 victories between them (Syracuse – 716, Western Michigan – 556). The Broncos are in their first season under former Orange offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tim Lester.
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The addition of the Western Michigan game rounds out Syracuse's list of non-conference opponents for 2019. The Orange have one non-conference slot remaining in 2018. Game dates and opponents for those seasons are below:
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2018
Sept. 1 at Western Michigan
Sept. 29 vs. Connecticut
Nov. 17 at Notre Dame
ACC home games:Â Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, NCÂ State
ACC away games:Â Boston College, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest
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2019
Aug. 31 at Liberty
Sept. 7 at Maryland
Sept. 21Â vs. Western Michigan
TBD vs. Holy Cross
ACC home games:Â Boston College, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest
ACC away games:Â Duke, Florida State, Louisville, NC State
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For complete coverage of Syracuse football, follow us on Twitter (@CuseFootball), Instagram (@CuseFootball) and like us on Facebook (Syracuse Football).
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