[1] On November 2, the Orange defeated Virginia Tech for their sixth win, securing bowl eligibility for the third season in a row.

[2] In the regular season finale on November 30, the Orange defeated Miami (FL) to earn their ninth win and deny the Hurricanes what would have been their first-ever ACC championship game berth.

With the victory, Fran Brown joined Paul Pasqualoni as the only Syracuse football coaches to win ten games in their first seasons with the program.

For the first time since 1998, Syracuse beat three AP-ranked teams (Miami (FL), UNLV, and Georgia Tech) in the same season.

[10][11] Brown was named #1 national recruiter by 247Sports in 2023,[12] and previously served as the defensive backs coach at Georgia, Baylor, Rutgers, and Temple.

[15][16] The Syracuse Orange were ranked 16th nationally with 77% of their production returning, according to data compiled by ESPN’s Bill Connelly.

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