Orange Host Pitt for 81st Meeting

SYRACUSE vs. PITTSBURGH
Game Details: 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 18
Location: JMA Wireless Dome | Syracuse, N.Y.
Tickets: Cuse.com/FootballTickets
Television: ACCN
Game Links: Watch | Listen | Live Stats
Game Program: Here
Radio: Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield
Twitter: @CuseFootball | @Cuse
Syracuse Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes
Pitt Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes

OPENING DRIVE
• Syracuse returns to action following its bye week by hosting Pitt in the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday.
• The game will air on ACC Network, with Chris Cotter (PxP), Max Browne (analyst) and Kendra Douglas (reporter) on the call.
• Syracuse is celebrating Orange Central/Homecoming Weekend as well as Chamber Day at Saturday's game.

FAN INFORMATION
• Be there early on Saturday to experience all the activities to get you ready for kickoff!
• 'Cuse on the Quad opens at 4:30 p.m., featuring food trucks, additional food and beverage options, lawn games, merchandise, performances by the Syracuse marching band and more!
• As you make your way to the Dome, be sure to utilize the Waze app to provide real-time traffic updates on routes around the venue. Visit Cuse.com/Dome for GPS directions to your specific lot. Fans are encouraged to download the app and use it to view the quickest route to parking lots in real time. Fans can purchase parking in advance for the Skytop Lot here. For additional important parking updates and information, visit Cuse.com/Dome.
• The NYE Auto Quad Walk will take place at 5:10 p.m. Fans are encouraged to beat the team there and be in place in advance of the walk to cheer the team on during their walk into the Dome.
• Make sure you download the 'Cuse app (Download on IOS or Google Play) to be part of interactive fan opportunities in-game. The light shows prior to the team entrance and between the third and fourth quarter provide ways for fans to involve themselves in the action, plus trivia and more.
• Saturday's game is the centerpiece of an exciting weekend of Orange Central activities. Click here for a full list of weekend fun.

FAMILIAR FOE
• Syracuse will face three of its top-five most frequent opponents this season, including Pittsburgh on Saturday.
• The Orange take on the Panthers for the 81st time, which is the most games against any opponent in program history.
• The series between Syracuse and Pittsburgh dates back to the 1916 season.
• The Orange have already taken on Colgate this season, which is 'Cuse's third-most frequent opponent. Syracuse closes out the regular season against Boston College, which will be the 59th all-time meeting between the two schools.

VILLARI LEADS TIGHT ENDS
• Dan Villari is tied for fourth among tight ends nationally with 27 receptions.
• He now ranks fifth in school history for career receptions by a tight end (54). He became just the sixth tight end in program history to record 50 career receptions with his performance at SMU.
• Villari is three receptions away from passing Marty Chalk for fourth place on Syracuse's all-time leader list for most catches by a tight end. Chalk had 56 receptions from in 1980-81 and 1983-84.
• Villari posted career highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (104) in Syracuse's win against UConn. It marked his first 100+ yard receiving game of his career.

SERIES HISTORY
• The Panthers lead the all-time series, 44-33-3.
• The series dates back to 1916, and the Orange notched their first win against Pitt in 1919. The Panthers recorded an 11-game winning streak from 1973-1983, to which Syracuse responded by going 16-1-1 from 1984-2001. The Orange's 80 previous matchups vs. Pittsburgh are nine more than their next-most frequently played opponent (Penn State - 71).

EVERY 'CUSE CLICK COUNTS
• Can't make it to the Dome? You can catch Saturday's game on ACCN.
• There are more ways than ever that fans can have a direct financial impact on Syracuse Athletics, one of which is by making sure you watch every game you can't attend. Television ratings now have an impact on revenue distribution in the ACC. Make sure you're always watching the Orange, whether from the Dome or at home, because Every 'Cuse Click Counts.

A WIN WOULD …
• Improve the Orange's record to 13-13 in games following a bye week since the 2009 season.
• Give Syracuse its 768th 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 37 FBS schools to have accumulated 700+ wins.

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Dan Villari

Syracuse University Athletics