SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Orange open the conference portion of its schedule on Friday, when the team hosts the ACC's newest member Louisville at 7 p.m.
GAME OVERVIEW
• Syracuse returns to the Carrier Dome on Friday, Oct. 3 to open its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule against league newcomer Louisville.
• The game can be seen live on ESPN. Ryan Ruocco (pxp), Danny Kanell (analyst) and Niki Noto (sidelines) have the call.
• The Orange is the last ACC team to play a conference game. Syracuse opened the year with four non-league opponents and a bye week.
• SU is looking to end its two-game losing streak. After starting the year with consecutive victories against Villanova and Central Michigan, the Orange has lost its last two to Maryland and Notre Dame.
• Louisville has won its last two games. The Cardinals are 4-1 and have already played three ACC games in the early going, including a 20-10 victory against Wake Forest last weekend.
• The Orange and Cardinals know each other well. The two teams played every year from 2005 to 2012 as members of the BIG EAST Conference. They did not meet last season as Syracuse was in its first year in the ACC and Louisville completed a one-year stay in the American Athletic Conference before joining the ACC for 2014.
PROMOTIONS CENTRAL
• Fans can get an opportunity to see the Orange and Cardinals renew their league rivalry on both the gridiron and hardwood as a part of the Louisville two-game crossover package. This opportunity can be taken advantage of, as well as purchasing tickets for the rest of the Orange's slate by ordering online, by calling 1-888-DOMETIX or visiting the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B).
• The City of Syracuse has officially declared September 29 through October 3 as "Orange Out Week" in an effort to raise community spirit in advance of the Syracuse's ACC game against Louisville on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Carrier Dome.
• Throughout Orange Out Week, community members are encouraged to display their Syracuse University pride. Several Downtown buildings, including Syracuse City Hall, will be illuminated in orange.
• Syracusans are encouraged to wear orange clothing on Friday to show their support for the football team, which will play its first home game against an ACC opponent, Louisville, this Friday. Social media users will observe this week using the hashtag #OrangeOutWeek.
WEEKDAY WARRIORS
• The Orange is 5-3 all-time in eight weekday games at the Carrier Dome and has won five of the last six non-weekend Dome clashes since the start of 2011.
• Prior to 2011, SU had only hosted two weekday Dome games (1989 vs. West Virginia, 2007 vs. Washington). Both were losses.
• Overall, the Orange is 8-1 in weekday games dating back to its 36-34 win against Kansas State in the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl, a game that was played on Thursday, Dec. 30.
• SU is 1-0 this season in weekday games. The Orange beat Villanova, 27-26, in double overtime on Friday, Aug. 29.
• The Orange has won three consecutive weekday home contests da?? ng back to the start of the 2012 season, and five straight weekday games overall.
• South Florida was the last team to beat the Orange on a weekday, winning 37-17 on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.
THE LOUISVILLE SERIES
• The all-time series between the Orange and Cardinals is tied, 6-6, including a 3-3 record in games played at the Carrier Dome.
• In 1989, SU defeated the Cardinals in the Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo, Japan, 24-13, representing the only time Syracuse has played outside the U.S.
• In 2007, SU beat the 18th-ranked Cardinals, 38-35, at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Andrew Robinson threw for 423 yards – the third-best total in school history – and tied a then-school record with four touchdown passes, including a 79-yard scoring pass to Taj Smith on the first play from scrimmage.
• In 2008, running back Curtis Brinkley broke the SU single-season record for consecutive 100-yard rushing games against the Cardinals. Brinkley gained an SU series-high 166 yards, his fifth consecutive 100-yard performance. However, it was Orange fullback Tony Fiammetta who was the hero. Fiammetta caught the game-winning touchdown pass from Cameron Dantley with 5:18 remaining to lift SU to a 28-21 victory.
LAST TIME VS. LOUISVILLE
• The Orange led 31-13 at the half and rolled to a 45-26 victory at the Carrier Dome on Nov. 10, 2012.
• Ryan Nassib passed for 246 yards and three touchdowns. His favorite target was Alec Lemon, who had nine receptions for an SU series-high 176 yards and two scores.
• Jerome Smith (144) and Prince-Tyson Gulley (98) paced an SU ground attack that generated 278 yards. Smith had one rushing TD and Gulley scored twice, including a 55-yard TD run in the second quarter.
• Louisville QB Teddy Bridgewater threw for 424 yards and three touchdowns in a losing effort.
SYRACUSE-LOUISVILLE CONNECTIONS
• SU has no players from Kentucky on its roster and no Louisville player is from New York state.
• Orange C Donnie Foster and Louisville DT DeAngelo Brown are both Savannah, Ga. natives and attended Savannah Christian Prep.
• 'Cuse guard Alex Hayes and Louisville OT Aaron Epps played scholastically at Tucker High School in Georgia.
• SU's Oliver Vigille, Durell Eskridge, Marqez Hodge and Louisville CB Charles Gaines and OL John Miller are products of Miami Central High School.
• Syracuse DT Wayne Williams and Louisville OL Kelby Johnson attended ASA College.
• Orange defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough and Louisville DC Todd Grantham were members of the same Michigan State coaching staff in 1997-98. Bullough coached the Spartan defensive backs (1997) and offensive linemen (1998). Grantham was Michigan State's defensive line coach.
A WIN AGAINST LOUISVILLE WOULD …
• Be SU's 708th all-time victory, tied with Virginia Tech for the 15th-most among FBS schools and most of any ACC program.
• Be SU's second straight win over the Cardinals at the Carrier Dome and would give the Orange a 7-6 advantage in the all-?? me series.
• Boost the Orange's record to 2-1 this season at the Carrier Dome.
• Mark the first time the Orange has won its ACC opener and the third time in five years SU won its initial conference game.
• Extend the Orange's winning streak in weekday games to six.
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