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Syracuse Orange

2-4 (0-4 ACC)Last: L 26-34 vs LouisvilleNext: at North Carolina

Fran Brown · 3rd season · .484 at Syracuse · .484 career since 2024

Rating
-0.872
Adj Off
26.571
Adj Def
27.373
WAP
-2.96103

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate47.2%10350.4%67
Plays per game82.7162.8105
Time of possession33:49726:11133
Yards per pass attempt7.5716.858
Yards per rush3.81114.277
Points per game31.74925.787
Points per opportunity3.49963.6788
Starting field positionOwn 3140Own 2982

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.052105+0.03049
Adj. EPA per play+0.05097+0.09364
Success rate41.9%8240.3%64
Explosiveness1.29421.2690
Rushing EPA per play+0.07385+0.09196
Passing EPA per play+0.13996-0.02111
Std downs success46.7%9447.1%84
Passing downs success31.1%6928.8%70

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate65.7%4964.5%111
Turnovers per game1.671111.3348
Penalties per game10.31388.76
Penalty yards per game98.013875.08
3rd down conversion42.7%4935.7%52
4th down tries per game2.50201.00127
4th down conversion53.3%7450.0%54

Rank out of 138 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and resultsProjected 4.0-8.0

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 1New Hampshire(FCS)W66-30.00+0.35-0.39
Sep 12Wk 292CaliforniaL18-21-0.95-0.14-0.11
Sep 17Wk 3@41PittsburghL13-27-0.67-0.08+0.14
Oct 3Wk 5@83UConnW42-41+0.14+0.20+0.12
Oct 10Wk 6@58VirginiaL25-28-0.77+0.11+0.25
Oct 17Wk 728LouisvilleL26-34-0.72-0.11+0.19
Oct 24Wk 8@50North Carolina+7.631%+0.26——
Oct 31Wk 929SMU#23+8.031%+0.27——
Nov 7Wk 1045Clemson+3.142%+0.18——
Nov 14Wk 11@55NC State+6.734%+0.24——
Nov 21Wk 12@87Boston College-0.752%+0.12——
Nov 28Wk 132Notre Dame#4+25.16%+0.68——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings; their WAP is what a win would be worth. How the ratings work.

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
9Steven AngeliFR44%57/10355.3%7307.145
16Malachi NelsonFR30%42/7060.0%5327.632
12Amari OdomFR20%36/4776.6%3918.362

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
20Tylik HillFR31%794305.411
22Ahmad MillerFR19%482374.932
4Ju'Juan JohnsonFR13%331023.116
23Shavane Anderson Jr.FR12%301464.932

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
2Umari HatcherWR FR22%5078415.77
19Daunte BacheyieTE FR7%1624515.34
6Darius JohnsonWR FR6%131148.80
86Justus Ross-SimmonsWR FR5%1217014.20
5Calvin Russell IIIWR FR3%8678.41
11Cole WeaverWR FR3%77310.40
0David ClementTE FR3%7699.91

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
92Rashard PerryDL FR265.51.000
30Tunmise AdeleyeDL FR214.02.541
11Nissi OgbeborDL FR193.01.060
95Dillan FontusDL FR111.00.010
98Jartavius FlounoyDL FR71.50.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
6Chris D'AppoloniaLB FR457.02.000
5Antoine DeslauriersLB FR274.00.010
10Gary Bryant IIILB FR181.50.000
14Keyshawn JohnsonLB FR175.04.010
2Zyian Moultrie-GoddardLB FR131.50.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
12Chris PealDB FR30300.0
3Davien KerrDB FR23532.0
0Braheem Long Jr.DB FR20101.0
1Demetres Samuel Jr.DB FR18300.5
19Cornell PerryDB FR9001.0
7Nazir WardDB FR8202.5
9Jai Eugene Jr.DB FR7000.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
40Shay BarkerFR5/956%429/1124
47Tripp WoodyFR3/650%347/916

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
41Jimmy GreggFR1742.25871