2010 Syracuse Orange football team
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=2010
|team=Syracuse Orange
|image=Syracuse Orange logo.svg
|image_size=100
|conference=Big East Conference
|conference_link=Big East Conference (1979–2013)
|short_conf=Big East
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=8–5
|conf_record=4–3
|head_coach=Doug Marrone
|hc_year = 2nd
|off_coach= Doug Marrone
|oc_year = 2nd
|def_coach=Scott Shafer
|dc_year = 2nd
|off_scheme=
|def_scheme=
|stadium=Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
|champion=Pinstripe Bowl champion
|bowl=Pinstripe Bowl
|bowl_result=W 36–34 vs. Kansas State
}}
{{2010 Big East football standings}}
The 2010 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by head coach Doug Marrone in his second season.{{Cite news |last=Weidner |first=Nolan |date=March 23, 2010 |title=Raw Enthusiasm: SU intense on cold, rainy day |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-standard-raw-enthusiasm-su-int/161583855/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |work=The Post-Standard |via=Newspapers.com}} They played their home games at Carrier Dome and were members of the Big East Conference. For the first time since Paul Pasqualoni was fired following the 2004 season, the Orange won enough games to become bowl eligible. Syracuse played Kansas State in the Inaugural Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium where they won 36–34 to finish the season 8–5, 4–3 in Big East play.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2010
| poll = Coaches'
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = InfoCision Stadium
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 29–3
| attend = 15,969
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Washington
| site_stadium = Husky Stadium
| tv = FSNNW
| score = 20–41
| attend = 62,418
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 7:15 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| tv = TWCSN
| score = 38–14
| attend = 37,758
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 42–7
| attend = 38,068
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = South Florida
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, Florida
| tv = Big East Network
| score = 13–9
| attend = 41,917
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = Big East Network
| score = 14–45
| attend = 40,168
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank = 19
| gamename = Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, West Virginia
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 19–14
| attend = 58,122
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 31–7
| attend = 32,072
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| tv = Big East Network
| score = 20–28
| attend = 40,735
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Rutgers
| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium
| site_cityst = Piscataway, New Jersey
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 13–10
| attend = 49,911
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Connecticut
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 6–23
| attend = 41,635
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| tv = ESPN
| score = 7–16
| attend = 42,191
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 30
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| gamename = Pinstripe Bowl
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = The Bronx, New York
| tv = ESPN
| score = 36–34
| attend = 38,274
}}
}}
References
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{{Syracuse Orange football navbox}}
Category:Syracuse Orange football seasons
Category:Pinstripe Bowl champion seasons
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