The Syracuse Orange are preparing for their bowl game so we’ll take some time over these next couple of weeks to look back at 2022 and look ahead to 2023.
All year long we’ve looked at the first-down offense to see if the Orange were able to put themselves into position to keep the defense off-balance while setting themselves up for manageable 2nd and 3rd down situations.
Syracuse 2022 1st down offense
| Opponent | Rushing Attempts | Rushing Yards | Passing Attempts | Passing Yards | 1st Down Plays | 1st Down Yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 18 | 94 | 12 | 136 | 30 | 230 |
| UConn | 24 | 99 | 10 | 78 | 34 | 177 |
| Purdue | 15 | 68 | 13 | 96 | 28 | 164 |
| Virginia | 18 | 42 | 12 | 70 | 30 | 112 |
| Wagner | 22 | 256 | 10 | 169 | 32 | 425 |
| NC State | 14 | 79 | 10 | 37 | 24 | 116 |
| Clemson | 12 | 80 | 11 | 72 | 23 | 152 |
| Notre Dame | 13 | 26 | 14 | 96 | 27 | 122 |
| Pitt | 7 | 18 | 12 | 106 | 19 | 124 |
| Florida State | 16 | 84 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 87 |
| Wake Forest | 16 | 77 | 15 | 225 | 31 | 302 |
| Boston College | 18 | 99 | 15 | 163 | 33 | 262 |
| Total | 193 | 1022 | 141 | 1251 | 334 | 2273 |
Overall averaging 6.