'Cuse and Colgate Open 2023 Campaign on Saturday

SYRACUSE vs. COLGATE
Game Details: 4 p.m. | Saturday, Sept. 2
Location: Syracuse, N.Y. | JMA Wireless Dome
Tickets: Season Tickets | Individual Game Tickets
Game Links: Watch | Listen | Live Stats
Game Program: Digital game program
Television: ACCNX | ESPN+
Radio: Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield
Twitter: @CuseFootball | @Cuse
Syracuse Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes
Colgate Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes

ORANGE OPENS 134th GRIDIRON CAMPAIGN AGAINST COLGATE
• Syracuse opens the season in the JMA Wireless Dome vs. Colgate on Sept. 2
• The game will air on ACC Network Extra, with Jorge Sedano (PxP), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Marilyn Payne (reporter) on the call.
• The Orange start the season against an FCS opponent for the first time since 2017.
• Syracuse is going for its ninth win in the last 10 years in its season opener. The 2020 road opener at North Carolina is the lone exception in the previous nine years.
• Head coach Dino Babers starts his eighth season on the sidelines for the Orange and looks to lead the team to a second-straight bowl appearance after a trip to the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl in 2022.
• The game is a rematch of Babers' first game on the SU sidelines, where Syracuse bested Colgate 33-7 in 2016.

FAN INFORMATION
• Saturday's game is presented by Perry's Ice Cream.
• The Toyota Fun Zone and 'Cuse on the Quad are back! Fun for all ages, food and beverage options and meet and greet opportunities with other SU teams are just part of the action on game day. Visit Cuse.com/Quad for a list of all the events happening prior to kickoff.
• Limited spots also remain for Saturday's Youth Sports Clinic. Tickets are $30 for youth participants and the package includes a ticket to the game, a free t-shirt, complimentary snacks and access to the youth sports clinic. Parents, family and friends of the participants can get their game tickets at just $11! Activities include non-contact football clinic as well as other sports (soccer and lacrosse). For more info and to register, click here.
• Make sure you update the 'Cuse App on your mobile device this weekend in order to take part in new fan rewards and other promotions
• Season tickets, partial plans and individual game tickets are now on sale at Cuse.com/Tickets. Season tickets, which start at just $99, remain the best value for Orange fans. Fans can also purchase group tickets, hospitality packages and tailgate packages.
• Student section season tickets are sold out, but opportunities remain for students to get in the door. Click here for more information.
• Other fan reminders: The clear bag policy remains in effect for all JMA Dome events. Visit Cuse.com/ClearBag to ensure your bag is in compliance. Mobile ticketing also remains in effect this season as well as cashless concession stands. For comprehensive JMA Dome policies or FAQs, visit Cuse.com/Dome

ORANGE IN SEASON OPENERS
• Syracuse holds an 86-43-4 record in season-opening contests.
• The team has won eight of its past nine season openers, defeating Louisville (2022), Ohio (2021), Liberty (2019), Western Michigan (2018), Central Connecticut State (2017), Colgate (2016), Rhode Island (2015) and Villanova (2014). The only blemish was a loss at North Carolina in the 2020 opener.
• The Orange will open the season vs. an FCS opponent for the first time since 2017.

ORANGE IN HOME OPENERS
• Syracuse is 93-34-4 in home openers – a record that excludes the 1979 season when the Orange played all their games on the road due to the construction of the Dome – and the 1889 season when Syracuse did not play a home game.
• Since the Dome opened in 1980, Syracuse is 24-19 in home starters.
• Syracuse has won eight of its last-10 home openers, including a 5-2 mark under Dino Babers.
• This is just the second time in the last five seasons that 'Cuse has opened its home slate vs. a non-conference opponent.

AGAINST THE FCS
• Syracuse is a perfect 20-0 against FCS foes (formerly Division I-AA) since the separation of major college football programs into two divisions in 1978.
• The streak includes 19-straight wins in the Dome.
• Head coach Dino Babers is 25-5 in his career against FCS teams, which includes a 19-5 record while he was the head coach at Eastern Illinois, an FCS institution. Babers is 7-0 versus FCS teams when coaching at an FBS program, including a 6-0 mark with Syracuse.

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
• Syracuse owns a 75-78-11 (.493) overall record against FBS and FCS members located in the state of New York.
• The Orange have won each of their past 13 contests against opponents from the Empire State. In its current streak against in-state foes, Syracuse has outscored the opposition 553-128.
• The team's last loss against a program from New York came against Army West Point in 1986.
• The Orange will play two New York State opponents in 2023, with Colgate (Sept. 2) and Army West Point (Sept. 23) both visiting the JMA Wireless Dome. The team will also play a neutral site contest in New York City this year, facing Pitt for the 100th anniversary of the first football game played at Yankee Stadium, in addition to its six home games.

SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday's game will be the 68th all-time meeting between Syracuse and Colgate. Each team has won 31 contests between the schools, while five games have ended in a tie.
• The Orange have won the last 16 meetings between the squads, with the Raiders last win coming in 1950.
• Colgate won 10 consecutive games against Syracuse from 1928-37.
• All but four of the games played between the Orange and Raiders have been played in Syracuse.
• The series dates back to 1891, the third season of Syracuse football. The Orange have faced the Raiders 67 times, which is the third-highest total against any opponent in program history.

LAST TIME VS. COLGATE
• Syracuse scored 33 unanswered points to defeat Colgate, 33-7, in the 2016 season opener.
• The Raiders scored the first touchdown of the game to take an early lead, but the Orange evened the score less than two minutes later on a 43-yard pass from QB Eric Dungey to WR Amba Etta-Tawo.
• PK Cole Murphy gave 'Cuse the lead for good with the first of his four field goals.
• Dungey finished the day with 355 yards passing and two touchdowns, while Etta-Tawo caught 12 passes for 210 yards and one touchdown.

SHRADER POSES DUAL THREAT
• QB Garrett Shrader has proven to be a threat through the air and on the ground.
• He is one of five active FBS quarterbacks to have thrown for more than 5,000 yards and rushed for more than 1,500 yards in their careers. The group includes Jayden Daniels (LSU), Spencer Sanders (Ole Miss), Frank Harris (UTSA) and Jordan Travis (Florida State).
• Shrader ranks sixth on Syracuse's record list for touchdowns responsible for with 49. His 26 career touchdown passes rank eighth in the 'Cuse record book, while his 23 rushing touchdowns are tied for 11th with legendary running back Jim Brown.
• He enters 2023 tied for 13th on the ACC's career list for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with Tyrod Taylor.

TRENDING UP
• Syracuse has finished in the top 20 in total defense in each of the past two seasons.
• Since the start of the 2021 season, the Orange have held their opponents to less than 400 yards 19 times. Only Clemson (21) has done it more times among ACC teams, while NC State has done it 19 times as well.
• Last season, Syracuse allowed 328.6 yards per game, which was its lowest total since the 2010 season (301.5 ypg.).

A WIN WOULD …
• Improve Dino Babers' record to 37-49 as head coach of the Orange.
• Give Syracuse a win in its season opener for the eighth time in nine seasons and improve the Orange's record in home openers to 6-1 under the direction of head coach Dino Babers.
• Give Syracuse its 749th all-time victory (includes 11 wins from 2004-06 that were vacated by the NCAA). The Orange currently rank 22nd on the FBS ledger of winningest programs. Syracuse is one of 31 FBS schools to have accumulated 700+ wins.

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