Orange Return Home to Face Virginia Tech

SYRACUSE vs. VIRGINIA TECH
Game Details: 12 p.m. | Saturday, Nov. 2
Location: Syracuse, N.Y. | JMA Wireless Dome
Tickets: Cuse.com/Tickets
Game Links: Watch | Listen | Live Stats
Television: The CW
Radio: Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield
Game Program: Here
Twitter: @CuseFootball | @Cuse
Syracuse Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes
VT Links: News | Roster | Schedule | Notes

ORANGE RETURN HOME TO FACE VIRGINIA TECH
• Syracuse will play its first home game in more than a month when it hosts Virginia Tech.
• The game will air on The CW, with Thom Brennaman (PxP), Max Browne (analyst) and Treavor Scales (reporter) on the call.
• Saturday is Orange Central/Homecoming for Syracuse at the JMA Wireless Dome.

FAN INFORMATION
• It's Orange Central Weekend at the Dome. Discounted tickets for alumni visiting for the weekend are available here: Orange Central Tickets
• The Toyota Fun Zone and 'Cuse on the Quad opens at 9 a.m. Fun for all ages, food and beverage options and meet and greet opportunities with other SU teams are just part of the action on game day. Visit Cuse.com/Quad for a list of all the events happening prior to kickoff.
• The NYE Auto Quad Walk will be at 9:45 a.m. A tradition head coach Fran Brown wants to bring back - members of the Syracuse football team will make their way through the quad in front of Hendricks Chapel two hours and 15 minutes prior to each home game. Fans are encouraged to line the route and cheer on the team as they make their way into the Dome.
• Make sure you update the 'Cuse App on your mobile device this weekend in order to take part in the Dome light show, in game trivia and other fan-friendly initiatives.
• Tickets are still available. Visit Cuse.com/Tickets to get yours.
• Other fan reminders: The clear bag policy remains in effect for all JMA Dome events. Visit Cuse.com/ClearBag to ensure your bag is in compliance. Mobile ticketing also remains in effect this season as well as cashless concession stands. For comprehensive JMA Dome policies or FAQs, visit Cuse.com/Dome. The building has undergone significant upgrades and fans will notice new section numbering when finding their seats this season. Visit Cuse.com/DomeMap for more info.

DOME SWEET DOME
• Syracuse returns to the JMA Wireless Dome Saturday for the first time since hosting Holy Cross on Sept. 28.
• The Orange completed a 35-day stretch without a game played in the JMA Dome.
• It marks the second-straight year that Syracuse did not play a home game in October and go 30+ days between home games.
• Prior to the 2023 season, the last time the Orange did not have a home game in the month of October was in 2008 when two byes and two road games accounted for the stretch.

MCCORD RISING
• QB Kyle McCord is already putting his name in the Syracuse record book seven games into his 'Cuse career.
• He recorded a career-high 385 yards passing against Holy Cross to become the first Orange quarterback to throw for 300 yards in four-straight games. He extended the streak to seven with 321 yards at Pittsburgh. It marks the first time a 'Cuse quarterback has thrown for 300 yards in seven games in a season, bettering Ryan Nassib's previous record of six in 2012.
• McCord ranks second in the nation in passing yards per game, averaging 354.4 per contest. In addition, he leads the nation in completions per game (31.43).
• McCord is just the third 'Cuse quarterback to record seven or more 300-yard passing performances in his career. Eric Dungey holds the school career record for 300-yard passing games (12).
• McCord's 2,481 yards passing is the highest total for a 'Cuse quarterback through the first seven games of a season in program history.

ALLEN TIES SCHOOL RECORD
• RB LeQuint Allen Jr. caught a team-high six passes at Pittsburgh to increase his career total to 92. That total ties the Syracuse record for most receptions by a running back, matching Antwon Bailey's mark of 92 from 2008-11.
• Allen has caught at least one pass in 19-straight games, which is the longest current streak for the Orange. That total ranks 10th on Syracuse's record list.
• Allen has three receiving touchdowns this season, making him one of 10 running backs in the nation to have three or more touchdown receptions in 2024.
• He ranks seventh in the ACC, averaging 107.86 all-purpose yards per game. Of that group, he is one of only three players who does not have a kickoff or punt return.

SPREAD OFFENSE
• Syracuse is the only school in the nation that has three players who are averaging 65.0 yards or more receiving per game this season.
• WR Jackson Meeks leads the way with 73.1 ypg, and WR Trebor Pena is right behind with 72.7 ypg. TE Oronde Gadsden II Jr. is averaging 66.6 ypg.
• A season-high 11 different players caught a pass at Pittsburgh.

HOMECOMING HISTORY
• Dating back to 1949, the Orange are 43-30 (.589) all-time in Orange Central/Homecoming games.
• The record does not include the 1979 season when Syracuse University did not sponsor Homecoming Weekend due to the construction of the Dome or the 2020 campaign when fans were not permitted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Syracuse is 12-15 (.444) against conference opponents on Homecoming, including a 3-5 mark against ACC foes since joining the league in 2013.
• Syracuse's longest Homecoming winning streak is 16 games (1951-66).
• Colgate is Syracuse's most frequent Homecoming foe. The Orange have hosted the Raiders 14 times during Homecoming Weekend, including 13 straight seasons from 1949-61.

SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday's game will be the 21st all-time meeting between Syracuse and Virginia Tech.
• The Orange have won four-of-the-last-six against the Hokies and own an 11-9 advantage in the series.
• Syracuse and Virginia Tech met every year from 1992-2003 when both were members of The BIG EAST Conference. After meeting just once in the Orange's first eight years in the ACC, the teams will meet for the third time since 2021.
• The Hokies will make their first trip to the JMA Dome since 2016.

A WIN WOULD …
• Make the Orange bowl eligible for the third-consecutive year for the first time since Syracuse played in five-straight bowls from 1995-99.
• Give the Orange a 3-2 record in league play. It would match 'Cuse's best mark through five league games since joining the ACC in 2013.
• Give Syracuse its 760th 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 34 FBS schools to have accumulated 700+ wins.

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Players Mentioned

LeQuint Allen

Oronde Gadsden II

Kyle McCord

Jackson Meeks

Trebor Pena

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