The Orange compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
The program has had 31 head coaches since it began play during the 1887 season.
Fran Brown the current head coach was hired in December of 2023.
[1] Seven coaches have led Syracuse in postseason bowl games: Ben Schwartzwalder, Frank Maloney, Dick MacPherson, Paul Pasqualoni, Doug Marrone, Scott Shafer, and Babers.
Of the 30 different head coaches who have led the Orange, Frank "Buck" O'Neill, Howard Jones, Tad Jones, Bill Hollenback, Vic Hanson, Clarence Munn, Schwartzwalder, and MacPherson has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.