'Cuse Hosts Stanford for Primetime Matchup

SYRACUSE vs. STANFORD
Game Details: 7:30 p.m. | Friday, Sept. 20
Location: Syracuse, N.Y. | JMA Wireless Dome
Tickets: Cuse.com/Tickets
Game Links: Watch | Listen | Live Stats
Television: ESPN
Radio: Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield
Game Program: Here
Twitter: @CuseFootball | @Cuse
Syracuse Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes
Stanford Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes

ORANGE HoOMESTAND CONTINUES AGAINST STANFORD
• Syracuse hosts Stanford in the third of four-straight home games to start the 2024 season.
• The game will air on ESPN, with Anish Shroff '04 (PxP), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra '97 (reporter) on the call. It marks the first time this season the Orange have had an alum as part of the television broadcast crew.
• Syracuse will celebrate the 44th anniversary of the JMA Wireless Dome at Friday's game. The JMA Dome opened on Sept. 20, 1980 when the Orange hosted Miami (OH).
• Friday's game marks the first ACC game for Stanford and its first visit to the JMA Dome.

FAN INFORMATION
• The Toyota Fun Zone and 'Cuse on the Quad opens at 4:30 p.m. 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.
• The NYE Auto Quad Walk will be at 5:15 p.m. A tradition head coach Fran Brown wants to bring back - members of the Syracuse football team will make their way through the quad in front of Hendricks Chapel two hours and 15 minutes prior to each home game. Fans are encouraged to line the route and cheer on the team as they make their way into the Dome.
• Make sure you update the 'Cuse App on your mobile device this weekend in order to take part in the Dome light show, in game trivia and other fan-friendly initiatives.
• Tickets are still available. Visit Cuse.com/Tickets to get yours.
• 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. The building has undergone significant upgrades and fans will notice new section numbering when finding their seats this season. Visit Cuse.com/DomeMap for more info.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
• Syracuse is in action at home on a Friday night for the fifth time in the last four years.
• The Orange have won seven of their last 11 Friday games, which includes 'Cuse's 27-24 win against No. 2 Clemson in 2017 and the 2018 Camping World Bowl victory against West Virginia.
• The Orange are 17-11 (.607) in weekday games since beating Kansas State in the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl.

McCORD MAKING WAVES
• QB Kyle McCord has been one of the top quarterbacks in the nation in the opening weeks of the season.
• He leads the nation in touchdown passes per game (4.0) and is second in passing yards per game (367.5) and total offense (372.0). McCord and the Orange rank third in the nation and second in the ACC in passing offense, averaging 367.5 yards per game.
• After completing 27-of-39 for 354 yards and four touchdowns in his 'Cuse debut against Ohio, he improved on those numbers against Georgia Tech. McCord was 32-for-46 for 381 yards and four touchdowns against the Yellow Jackets.
• He set new career highs in completions and yards and tied his personal best of four touchdown passes in the win against Georgia Tech.
• The four touchdowns mark was one shy of tying the program's single-game record. Three players in 'Cuse history have notched five in a game, most recently Eric Dungey (2018).

BYE, BYE, BYE
• Since 2009, Syracuse is 12-11 in games when it has an additional week to prepare, including an 8-9 record in regular-season games after a bye. The Orange's other four victories in that time are bowl wins that followed the 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2018 campaigns.
• Syracuse will have two bye weeks this season. The Orange will play a Friday night game (Stanford) and a Thursday night contest (at Pittsburgh) following the two off weekends.
• The Cardinal is also coming off a bye week. Friday's game is Stanford's first road game of the season.

DISRUPTIVE DIGGS
• DL Fadil Diggs leads the nation in tackles for loss, averaging 3.0 per game.
• He had four TFLs in the season opener against Ohio, which tie for the most by an FBS player this season. That total also ties for the sixth-highest single-game total in program history.
• Diggs also ranks 12th in the nation and fifth in the ACC in sacks (1.00 per game).
• He is tied for the team lead in tackles (15) this season.
• Diggs is in his first season with the Orange after transferring from Texas A&M after the 2023 campaign.

SERIES HISTORY
• Syracuse and Stanford will meet for the first time when they take the field on Friday night.
• The Cardinal are the Orange's first first-time opponent since 2021 when they faced UAlbany.
• Since the beginning of the 2000 season, Syracuse has played 17 new opponents, going 12-5 in those games.

A WIN WOULD …
• Improve head coach Fran Brown's record to 3-0.
• Move Fran Brown into a tie for the fourth-most wins to start his 'Cuse tenure. C.W.P. Reynolds (1925) won his first six games at the helm of the program, while Paul Pasqualoni (1991) and Lew Andreas (1927) both started 4-0. Five coaches have started 3-0 (excludes 1903 season when team had multiple head coaches).
• Extend Syracuse's ACC winning streak to three games, dating back to last season.
• Give Syracuse its 757th all-time victory (includes 11 wins from 2004-06 that were vacated by the NCAA). The Orange currently rank 21st on the FBS ledger of winningest programs. Syracuse is one of 34 FBS schools to have accumulated 700+ wins.

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Players Mentioned

Fadil Diggs

Kyle McCord

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