On Tuesday, Syracuse Athletics released the full 2014 schedule [9] for the Syracuse University football team. SU is preparing for its second season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Orange will host a pair of Friday night games [10]: the season-opener against Villanova on Aug. 29 and a Big East reunion with Louisville on Oct. 3 in the team's first ACC matchup. The latter will be televised by ESPN.
Other home opponents include Maryland, defending national champion Florida State, NC State and Duke. The Orange will also play another "home game" against Notre Dame in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sept. 27.
Here is a complete schedule listing:
Villanova: August 29
At Central Michigan: September 13
Maryland: September 20
Notre Dame: September 27 (MetLife Stadium in New Jersey)
Lousiville: October 3
Florida State: October 11
At Wake Forest: October 18
At Clemson: October 25
NC State: November 1
Duke: November 8
At Pittsburgh: November 22
At Boston College: November 29
Last season, the Orange won seven games, including a 21-17 [11] defeat of Minnesota in the Texas Bowl.
