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Expectations were high entering the 2019 Syracuse football season. The Orange were fresh off a 10-win season that included a second-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference, an unbeaten season in the Carrier Dome and a 34-18 win against West Virginia in the Camping World Bowl.
Another bowl appearance was expected that season, and many thought the Orange would be the ACC’s second-best team again. They began the season ranked inside the AP Top 25 and rose to No.