Orange Host Duke in Front of Sell Out Crowd

SYRACUSE vs. DUKE
Game Details: 12 p.m. | Saturday, Sept. 27
Location: JMA Wireless Dome | Syracuse, N.Y.
Tickets: SOLD OUT (Use Ticketmaster Verified Resale)
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Television: ACCN
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Radio: Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield
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OPENING DRIVE
• Syracuse puts its three-game winning streak on the line when it hosts Duke.
• The game will air on ACC Network, with Wes Durham (PxP), Steve Addazio (analyst) and Dana Boyle (reporter) on the call.
• Syracuse is celebrating Family Weekend at Saturday's game. The game is sold out, marking the second sellout in head coach Fran Brown's tenure.

FAN INFORMATION
• Be there early on Saturday to experience all the activities to get you ready for kickoff!
• 'Cuse on the Quad opens at 9 a.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 now 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 9:40 a.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 also features a Food Pantry Fundraiser benefiting the Salvation Army of Syracuse. Fans can text 'Tackle' to 31333 to support the Salvation Army of Syracuse and their many local programs and services. Monetary donations will also be accepted outside the Dome.

RECEIVING CORPS RANKS AMONG NATION'S BEST
• Syracuse once again boasts one of the top receiving units in the nation.
• WR Justus Ross-Simmons is tied for second in the nation in receiving touchdowns with five. He is one of only two ACC players who have caught multiple touchdown passes in two games this season. The other is Clemson's Bryant Wesco Jr.
• WR Darrell Gill has three touchdown receptions this season, which ranks 19th nationally. In addition, his 22.14 yards per catch is good for 15th in the nation and second in the conference. Gill also ranks fifth in the ACC and 27th in the nation in receiving yards (310).
• WR Johntay Cook became the latest 'Cuse receiver to record 100 yards receiving in a game. He caught six passes for a career-high 113 yards at Clemson.
• Syracuse is the only team in the ACC to have three 100-yard receiving performances this season.

SERIES HISTORY
• Syracuse and Duke will meet for the sixth time overall and the first time since the 2020 season.
• The Blue Devils own a 4-1 lead in the all-time series. Duke has won two of the three meetings between the squads since Syracuse joined the ACC.
• The teams met in back-to-back seasons in 1938 and 1939 and then didn't face off again until they became conference foes in the ACC.

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
• Syracuse has thrown for at least 250 yards in 17 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the FBS. The next closest is Texas Tech with eight.
• It's also the longest such streak by an ACC team since Florida State had 17 straight spanning 1999 and 2000.

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 …
• Extend Syracuse's winning streak to four, which would tie for the longest for the Orange under the direction of head coach Fran Brown.
• Move Syracuse to 9-1 at home over the past two seasons.
• 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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Justus Ross-Simmons

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