The Syracuse Orange football team represents Syracuse University in the sport of American football. The Orange compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Syracuse is the only Division I FBS school in New York to compete in one of the Power Five conferences.
Syracuse football player with Hall of Languages behind him (c.1903).
Ben Schwartzwalder and QB Dick Easterly, December 5, 1959 at UCLA.
RB Ernie Davis, first African American to win the Heisman Trophy, played at Syracuse from 1959–1961
RB Jim Brown, Pro Football Hall of Famer, played at Syracuse from 1954–1956
The Power Five conferences are the five most prominent athletic conferences in college football in the United States. They are part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, the highest level of collegiate football in the nation, and are considered the most elite conferences within that tier. The Power Five conferences have provided nearly all of the participants in the College Football Playoff since its inception, and generally have larger revenue, budgets, and television viewership than other college athletic programs.
Michigan (in white) and Ohio State, members of the Big Ten, one of the Power Five conferences, playing in November 2008
