Orange Head to Louisville for Friday Night Showdown
11/19/2020 9:27:00 AM | Football
Louisville hosts 'Cuse on ESPN
SYRACUSE AT LOUISVILLE
Game Details: 7Â p.m. | Friday, Nov. 20
Location:Â Louisville, Ky. | Cardinal Stadium
Game Links: Watch | Listen | Live Stats
Television: ESPN
Radio:Â Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield IMG College
Twitter: @CuseFootball | @Cuse
Syracuse Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes(PDF)
Louisville Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes(PDF)
ORANGE HEAD TO LOUISVILLE FOR FRIDAY NIGHT MATCHUP
• Syracuse hits the road for the first time in nearly a month when the Orange travel to Louisville for a Friday night showdown.
• The game will air on ESPN with Anish Shroff '04 (PxP), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Katie George (reporter) on the call.
HACKETT TO THE HOUSE
• TE Aaron Hackett is now tied for the Syracuse record in career touchdown receptions by a tight end, one shy of becoming the program's all-time record holder.
• Hackett enters Friday's contest tied with Nick Provo (9) for the most TD catches by an Orange tight end.Â
• Six of his scores were tallied during the 2019 season, which was the second-most TD catches by a tight end in the ACC, trailing only Louisville's Marshon Ford (7).
WORKIN' WEEKDAYS
• The Orange are 15-5 (.750) in their last 20 weekday games, a stretch beginning with the team's victory over Kansas State in the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl.
• The Louisville game is the lone weekday game on the 2020 slate.
• Syracuse has won five of its last-six Friday games and holds a 6-2 Friday record under head coach Dino Babers. Some of the Orange's recent highlight wins have come on Friday nights, including a 27-24 win against No. 2 Clemson in 2017 and the 2018 Camping World Bowl victory over West Virginia.
MOST FRESHMEN STARTERS IN PROGRAM HISTORY
• Five Syracuse freshmen (three true, two redshirt) started in Syracuse's most recent game vs. Boston College – the most freshmen to start a game on one side of the ball in program history.
• LB Stefon Thompson and DBs Garrett Williams, Aman Greenwood, Ja'Had Carter and Rob Hanna all had previously started games for 'Cuse this season, but this was the first time the combination had all started together.
• Syracuse had started four freshmen on defense in each of the prior four contests, which had tied the previous program record.
• Additionally, more than 71-percent of Syracuse's active roster this season is comprised of players in their first two years of eligibility, a mark that ranks fourth in the FBS. The 'active roster' is comprised of players who've not opted out. The list includes injured players.Â
SERIES HISTORY
• Friday's game marks the 19th meeting between Syracuse and Louisville. Sixteen of those pairings have been as conference rivals, first in the BIG EAST and now in the ACC. The Cardinals own the series lead, 11-7.
• Plenty of points have been scored in recent years, with the winning side going over the 40-point threshold in six of the last seven meetings, including five consecutive games where the winning team reached 40 points or more. In each of the last four games, the victor has scored 50+ points.
• The Cardinals have won six of the eight games played in Louisville. Syracuse has not won a road game against the Cardinals since a 38-35 victory in 2007.
• In 1989, the Orange defeated the Cardinals 24-13 at the Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo, Japan. It's the only time Syracuse football has played a game outside of North America.
FIRST TIME STARTERS
• QB JaCobian Morgan became the 15th different player to have started their first collegiate game this season for Syracuse – the second-hightest total for first-time starters in the ACC.
• Navy (23) has the FBS lead. Including specialists (P Nolan Cooney), Syracuse has seen 16 different players atop their respective position on the depth chart for the first time this season. Florida State (16) has the most first-time starters in 2020 in the ACC.
• The number emphasizes the personnel that have turned over for the Orange. 'Cuse could have opened the season with player who had previously started at least one game start at 18 of the available 22 positions on offense/defense.
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Game Details: 7Â p.m. | Friday, Nov. 20
Location:Â Louisville, Ky. | Cardinal Stadium
Game Links: Watch | Listen | Live Stats
Television: ESPN
Radio:Â Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield IMG College
Twitter: @CuseFootball | @Cuse
Syracuse Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes(PDF)
Louisville Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes(PDF)
ORANGE HEAD TO LOUISVILLE FOR FRIDAY NIGHT MATCHUP
• Syracuse hits the road for the first time in nearly a month when the Orange travel to Louisville for a Friday night showdown.
• The game will air on ESPN with Anish Shroff '04 (PxP), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Katie George (reporter) on the call.
HACKETT TO THE HOUSE
• TE Aaron Hackett is now tied for the Syracuse record in career touchdown receptions by a tight end, one shy of becoming the program's all-time record holder.
• Hackett enters Friday's contest tied with Nick Provo (9) for the most TD catches by an Orange tight end.Â
• Six of his scores were tallied during the 2019 season, which was the second-most TD catches by a tight end in the ACC, trailing only Louisville's Marshon Ford (7).
WORKIN' WEEKDAYS
• The Orange are 15-5 (.750) in their last 20 weekday games, a stretch beginning with the team's victory over Kansas State in the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl.
• The Louisville game is the lone weekday game on the 2020 slate.
• Syracuse has won five of its last-six Friday games and holds a 6-2 Friday record under head coach Dino Babers. Some of the Orange's recent highlight wins have come on Friday nights, including a 27-24 win against No. 2 Clemson in 2017 and the 2018 Camping World Bowl victory over West Virginia.
MOST FRESHMEN STARTERS IN PROGRAM HISTORY
• Five Syracuse freshmen (three true, two redshirt) started in Syracuse's most recent game vs. Boston College – the most freshmen to start a game on one side of the ball in program history.
• LB Stefon Thompson and DBs Garrett Williams, Aman Greenwood, Ja'Had Carter and Rob Hanna all had previously started games for 'Cuse this season, but this was the first time the combination had all started together.
• Syracuse had started four freshmen on defense in each of the prior four contests, which had tied the previous program record.
• Additionally, more than 71-percent of Syracuse's active roster this season is comprised of players in their first two years of eligibility, a mark that ranks fourth in the FBS. The 'active roster' is comprised of players who've not opted out. The list includes injured players.Â
SERIES HISTORY
• Friday's game marks the 19th meeting between Syracuse and Louisville. Sixteen of those pairings have been as conference rivals, first in the BIG EAST and now in the ACC. The Cardinals own the series lead, 11-7.
• Plenty of points have been scored in recent years, with the winning side going over the 40-point threshold in six of the last seven meetings, including five consecutive games where the winning team reached 40 points or more. In each of the last four games, the victor has scored 50+ points.
• The Cardinals have won six of the eight games played in Louisville. Syracuse has not won a road game against the Cardinals since a 38-35 victory in 2007.
• In 1989, the Orange defeated the Cardinals 24-13 at the Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo, Japan. It's the only time Syracuse football has played a game outside of North America.
FIRST TIME STARTERS
• QB JaCobian Morgan became the 15th different player to have started their first collegiate game this season for Syracuse – the second-hightest total for first-time starters in the ACC.
• Navy (23) has the FBS lead. Including specialists (P Nolan Cooney), Syracuse has seen 16 different players atop their respective position on the depth chart for the first time this season. Florida State (16) has the most first-time starters in 2020 in the ACC.
• The number emphasizes the personnel that have turned over for the Orange. 'Cuse could have opened the season with player who had previously started at least one game start at 18 of the available 22 positions on offense/defense.
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