Syracuse
1-1ACC · Fran Brown, year 3 (14-13) · JMA Wireless Dome · 49,057 · 34,644 avg in 2026
LastL 18–21 vs California · Sat Sep 12 · Chris D'Appolonia 1 sacks, 2 TFL, 11 tackles
Nextat Pittsburgh · Thu Sep 17 · 7:30 pm ET · Acrisure Stadium · Pittsburgh by 10 · series 33-45-3, lost the last 2 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 86 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.12 EPA/play | 9 | 2 | 44 / 78 | 56.4 | 569 #26 FBS | 7.3 | 4 #36 FBS | 3 | 126.9 | 37 | 25.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | |
Yards by week → | ||||||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.57 EPA/play | 2 | 2 | 14 | 224 #19 FBS | 16 | 2 #24 FBS | 35 | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. The most common profile in its group this season — 37 of 58 classified this way. Played in 2 of 3 games this season · senior · 3-star, 2021 class View Umari Hatcher's full player page | ||||||||
| +1.14 EPA/play | 86 | 1 | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 0 | 25 | |
Yards by week → | ||||||||
| +1.05 EPA/play | 19 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 2 #24 FBS | 38 | |
Yards by week → | ||||||||
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 95 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 92 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thumper | 6 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 #30 FBS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. 9 of 84 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate20.0% 99th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Sack rate6.7% 94th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Chris D'Appolonia's full player page | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 #30 FBS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 #68 FBS | 2.5 #15 FBS | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 2 | 3/5 | 60 | 7/8 | 16 | 34 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 2 | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 48 | 3 | 0 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 102 | 17 | 0 | 38 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | 30 |
2026 stat leaders · Syracuse
through 2 games
2026 stat leaders · SyracuseUmari Hatcher leads Syracuse with 224 receiving yards through 2 games.
How They Play · 2025Syracuse fields a struggling offense behind a porous, gives up the big play defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Syracuse reads strongest in explosive plays allowed (top 80%) and rushing epa (top 81%); the crux lives in epa allowed, where Syracuse sits at the 2nd percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · Syracuse · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Syracuse is worth +3.8 points more at home than on the road.
Middle of FBS, 42nd percentile of 133 programs
51% at home, 34% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (23–22 home, 14–27 away). Interval ±4.3.
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, Syracuse has beaten the number by +0.1 more at home than away over 70 games — inside the ±8.1 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
JMA Wireless Dome seats 49,057 and has averaged 79% full (38,636, 28 games reported). Visitors cover a median 483 miles to get here since 2018 — 60th-longest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. For the home side it is a home crowd more than a home town: only 5% of the 2026 roster (5 of 98 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 53 home games since 2018.
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Scheme claims
Fourth-quarter reliability, corrected
Syracuse's 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 23rd percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it drops to the 4th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Syracuse hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
48th percentile success on standard downs, 64th on passing downs — a 16-point gap between the two.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| App State | 44th | 90th |
| Arizona | 92nd | 86th |
| Arkansas | 60th | 80th |
| Auburn | 75th | 55th |
| Ball State | 12th | 24th |
| Baylor | 40th | 96th |
| Boise State | 58th | 46th |
| Boston College | 27th | 56th |
| Buffalo | 7th | 14th |
| California | 9th | 25th |
| Central Michigan | 16th | 6th |
| Charlotte | 73rd | 83rd |
| Clemson | 1st | 19th |
| Coastal Carolina | 61st | 52nd |
| Colorado | 35th | 77th |
| Colorado State | 82nd | 91st |
| Delaware | 70th | 31st |
| Duke | 20th | 29th |
| Eastern Michigan | 52nd | 10th |
| Florida Atlantic | 43rd | 87th |
| Florida International | 46th | 43rd |
| Florida State | 28th | 65th |
| Georgia Southern | 24th | 45th |
| Georgia Tech | 58th | 44th |
| Hawai'i | 18th | 41st |
| Iowa State | 4th | 23rd |
| Jacksonville State | 65th | 82nd |
| Kansas | 70th | 35th |
| LSU | 33rd | 98th |
| Liberty | 14th | 59th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 92nd |
| Louisville | 96th | 70th |
| Memphis | 69th | 65th |
| Michigan | 2nd | 62nd |
| Michigan State | 62nd | 29th |
| Middle Tennessee | 87th | 68th |
| Missouri | 36th | 85th |
| Navy | 98th | 59th |
| Nevada | 77th | 52nd |
| New Mexico State | 45th | 75th |
| Norfolk State | 16th | 9th |
| North Dakota State | 86th | 27th |
| North Texas | 49th | 68th |
| Ohio | 38th | 17th |
| Ohio State | 90th | 40th |
| Oklahoma State | 41st | 49th |
| Ole Miss | 94th | 50th |
| Oregon | 35th | 33rd |
| Oregon State | 10th | 38th |
| Pittsburgh | 30th | 76th |
| Purdue | 83rd | 88th |
| Rutgers | 30th | 71st |
| Sacramento State | 23rd | 14th |
| Sam Houston | 78th | 61st |
| San Diego State | 4th | 40th |
| San José State | 54th | 22nd |
| South Alabama | 50th | 73rd |
| South Florida | 91st | 52nd |
| Stanford | 76th | 15th |
| Syracuse | 48th | 64th |
| TCU | 93rd | 8th |
| Tennessee | 65th | 78th |
| Texas | 72nd | 94th |
| Texas A&M | 85th | 72nd |
| Texas Tech | 88th | 48th |
| Troy | 22nd | 59th |
| Tulane | 31st | 2nd |
| Tulsa | 56th | 1st |
| UAB | 65th | 81st |
| UNLV | 51st | 7th |
| USC | 97th | 99th |
| UTSA | 99th | 29th |
| Utah State | 4th | 93rd |
| Vanderbilt | 80th | 12th |
| Wake Forest | 56th | 97th |
| Washington | 81st | 4th |
| Washington State | 8th | 3rd |
| Western Kentucky | 25th | 34th |
| Western Michigan | 39th | 20th |
| Wisconsin | 13th | 18th |
| Wyoming | 65th | 36th |
Tendency drift
Season by season
How Syracuse’s current staff calls plays, year over year
Pass defense by zone
Pass-depth identity
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Syracuse’s passing game completes a completion rate below the FBS mean (65.3% vs 68.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 68-play sample) — mid-pack, 10 of 41 qualifying offenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.