'Cuse Hosts Clemson Saturday - Syracuse University Athletics

SYRACUSE vs. CLEMSON
Game Details: 12 p.m. | Saturday, Nov. 7
Location: Syracuse, N.Y. | JMA Wireless Dome
Get Tickets: Cuse.com/FootballTickets
Television: ESPN2
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Radio: Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield
Twitter: @CuseFootball | @Cuse
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OPENING DRIVE
• The Orange are back in the Dome for the second consecutive week, taking on Clemson at noon for an ACC showdown.
• Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (reporter) will be on the call for the ACC clash, set for a noon kickoff airing on ESPN2.

FAN INFORMATION
• Be there early on Saturday to experience all the activities to get you ready for kickoff!
• Tickets are available at Cuse.com/FootballTickets.
• ACC Network's The Huddle will be broadcast live from Syracuse's Quad from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Fans are encouraged to show the national television broadcast what Orange Nation is all about. Free breakfast sandwiches, courtesy of Chick-Fil-A and ACC Network will be provided.
• The NYE Auto Quad Walk will be at 9:40 a.m.
• 'Cuse on the Quad opens at 9 a.m. and will still include all normal activations in addition to The Huddle. including: live music, a video board to watch pregame shows, food and beverage options, autograph signings from Syracuse teams, the Toyota Fun Zone with lawn games and family activities, plus Beak & Skiff Adventure Park with a mechanical bull and rock climbing wall.
• As you make your way to the Dome, be sure to utilize the Waze app to provide real-time traffic updates on routes around the venue. Visit Cuse.com/Dome for GPS directions to your specific lot. Fans are encouraged to download the app and use it to view the quickest route to parking lots in real time.
• Make sure you download the 'Cuse app (Download on IOS or Google Play) to be part of interactive fan opportunities in-game. The light shows prior to the team entrance and between the third and fourth quarter provide ways for fans to involve themselves in the action, plus trivia and more.

CARDIAC 'CUSE
• Since the start of Fran Brown's tenure, Syracuse is 11-5 in one-score games. Its 11 wins in those contests are tied for the sixth-most among FBS teams over that span, trailing only Arkansas State (13), Duke (12), Arizona State (12), Michigan (12) and Iowa State (12).
• Syracuse's .688 winning percentage in games decided by eight points or less is tied for the 11th best among teams with at least 11 such games played since the start of Brown's tenure.
• The Orange have played in six games this season that have been decided by one possession. Six one-possession games is tied for the second most with North Carolina and trails just Michigan's seven games decided by eight points or less.
• Syracuse has won seven of its last eight games that went to overtime, including five in a row. The five-game streak is tied with Illinois for the longest active streak among FBS teams.
• Head coach Fran Brown is a perfect 5-0 in overtime games, earning his latest win in extra time over North Carolina a couple of weeks ago.
• Since the start of Brown's tenure in 2024, the Orange's five overtime games are tied with Liberty for the most among FBS teams. Syracuse has the most overtime victories in that span and is one of five teams to be unbeaten with at least three overtime games: Buffalo (4), Illinois (3), Georgia (3) and Troy (3).

ANGELI IN THE CLUTCH
• After being inactive due to injury for a stretch of three games, QB Steve Angeli has led the Orange to back-to-back wins and delivered down the stretch.
• Angeli has saved his best for late, going 23-of-31 for 288 yards and three touchdowns in the fourth quarter and overtime over the last two games.
• Most recently, Angeli finished 21-of-34 with 200 passing yards and a touchdown in the win against #19 SMU.
• Angeli finished 20-of-34 for 256 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers in the overtime win against North Carolina, his fifth game with multiple passing touchdowns in nine starts at Syracuse.
• Against North Carolina in the fourth quarter and overtime, Angeli was 11-of-14 passing for 173 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime.
• The Orange are 6-3 in games Angeli has started since the 2025 season.

NO-FLY ZONE
• The Orange have held opponents to 221.0 yards passing per game this season, the 9th overall mark in the country.
• Syracuse opponents have been held to 200 yards or fewer in half of their eight games this season.

OFF THE EDGE
• A pair of transfer edge rushers Keyshawn Johnson and Tunmise Adeleye have made immediate impacts. The two have combined for 11.5 sacks, nearly half of the Orange's total this season.
• Adeleye and Johnson's combined 11.5 sacks is the fifth most among a pair of Power-Four teammates.
• Keyshawn Johnson has accumulated 28 total tackles, 6.0 sacks and two pass breakups in eight games with the Orange. He had two sacks against SMU, his eighth career game with 1.5 sacks or more.
• Johnson's debut featured 2.5 sacks, four total tackles and a forced fumble. His 2.5 sacks were the most by an SU player since Kevin Jobity racked up 3.0 against Pittsburgh a year ago.
• Adeleye recorded at least 0.5 sacks in each of his first four games in an SU uniform. The streak ended against Virginia. His season total is at 5.5 after adding 1.0 against North Carolina and 1.5 against SMU.

RIDING THE HOT HAND
• Syracuse is one of 20 teams nationally to have three different players record a 100-yard rushing game, with Ahmad Miller, Tylik Hill and Shavane Anderson Jr. each eclipsing the century mark at least once this season.
• RB Tylik Hill ran for 100+ yards in back-to-back games, going for 140 against UConn and 118 most recently against Virginia. Both were the first 100-yard rushing performances of his career.
• Hill was the first Syracuse player with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since LeQuint Allen ran for 100+ in four straight to close the 2023 regular season.
• Hill's 140-yard performance against UConn was most rushing yards in a game by an SU player since LeQuint Allen ran for 144 yards in 2023.
• Anderson Jr. went for 102 yards against UNH.

SERIES HISTORY
• Syracuse and Clemson meet for the 14th time on Saturday afternoon.
• The two programs first met at the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day of 1996. The Orange capped the season with a 41-0 shutout and their ninth win of the season.
• The teams met annually from 2015-2023. Both programs were in the ACC's Atlantic Division from 2015 until 2022 when the ACC disbanded the two-division structure.
• Syracuse's last win in the Dome against Clemson came in 2017 when the Tigers were the reigning national champions and entered the contest ranked No. 2 in the nation. The Orange won, 27-24.

A WIN WOULD …
• Give Syracuse and Fran Brown a two-game winning streak over Clemson.
• Improve Syracuse's ACC record to 3-4.
• Extend Syracuse's winning streak to three games.

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Players Mentioned

Tunmise Adeleye

Shavane Anderson Jr.

Steve Angeli

Tylik Hill

Keyshawn Johnson

Ahmad Miller