Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM NOV. 14, 2026 41 OPPONENT ON DECK: SYRACUSE ORANGE Date: Nov. 28, 2026 Site: JMA Wireless Dome (42,784) Kickoff: TBA All-time series: Notre Dame leads 9-3 Last meeting: Notre Dame 70, Syracuse 7 (Nov. 22, 2025, Notre Dame Stadium) 2026 Record To Date: 4-5 (2-5 ACC) Syracuse head coach: Fran Brown, 17-17 at Syra- cuse and overall (3rd year) Season summary: Brown's decision to reinsert Steve Angeli as the team's starting quarterback has paid big dividends. Since Angeli, the Notre Dame transfer, took back over as the signal-caller, Syra- cuse has gone 2-1, beating North Carolina 31-30 on the road in overtime and upsetting No. 19 SMU 30-27 with a late touchdown before losing 18-13 to Clemson at home. In the two games the Cuse won, it was 8- and 8.5-point underdogs, respectively. Angeli was on point in both wins, completing a combined 41 of 68 passes for 456 yards with 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. He also scored on a 26-yard run against SMU. He's back to full strength after getting benched in Game 3 and later receiving an injection to aid his recovery from last year's Achilles injury. Syracuse now had the No. 24 passing offense (275.4 yards per game) and No. 52 scoring offense (31.4 points per game) in the country heading into Week 10. The defense has made significant strides, too. After ranking No. 124 in total defense (427.7 yards per game) and No. 128 in scoring defense (34.9 points per game) last season, the Orange had improved to No. 58 (346.9) and No. 90 (26.4), respectively. That's 8.5 fewer points allowed per game. Syracuse has three games remaining before play- ing Notre Dame, giving it a chance to build mo- mentum before the regular season ends. As long as Angeli is under center, it can't be counted out in any of them. Former Notre Dame quarterback Steve Angeli has started nine games over the last two seasons for Syracuse, completing 196 of 328 passes for 2,504 yards with 17 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. PHOTO COURTESY SYRACUSE ATHLETICS OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. WR 2 Umari Hatcher 6-3 190 6th 11 Cole Weaver 6-4 220 Sr. WR 5 Calvin Russell III 6-5 205 Fr. 86 Justus Ross-Simmons 6-3 210 5th or 14 Zamondre Merriweather 6-3 215 Sr. LT 75 Trevion Mack 6-6 320 Sr. 60 Naquil Betrand 6-6 320 Sr. LG 78 Joe Cruz 6-5 320 5th 69 Oluwafunto Akinshilo 6-5 330 6th C 50 Kahlil Stewart 6-4 325 So. 74 Matthew Hawn 6-6 310 So. RG 71 Jayden Mann 6-4 328 So. 76 Byron Washington 6-7 385 So. RT 77 Kam Pringle 6-8 325 Jr. 64 Skylar Harvey 6-7 329 So. TE 0 David Clement 6-6 260 Sr. 19 Daunte Bacheyie 6-5 225 So. or 81 Noah Meyers 6-5 245 Sr. WR 6 Darius Johnson 5-10 185 So. 8 Tyshawn Russell 5-11 188 Sr. QB 9 Steve Angeli 6-3 215 5th 16 Malachi Nelson 6-3 205 Sr. or 21 Danny Lauter 6-3 220 5th RB 22 Ahmad Miller 6-0 210 Sr. 20 Tylik Hill 5-9 190 So. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 30 Tunmise Adeleye 6-4 270 5th 15 Nathan Nyandoro 6-6 275 So. DT 11 Nissi Ogbebor 6-6 300 So. 98 Jartavius Flounoy 6-1 320 So. DT 92 Rashard Perry 6-3 295 Sr. or 95 Dillan Fontus 6-6 300 Sr. DE 14 Keyshawn Johnson 6-3 235 Sr. or 18 David Omopariola 6-3 255 Sr. LB 5 Antoine Deslauriers 6-1 235 So. or 2 Zyian Moultrie-Goddard 6-0 230 Sr. or 10 Gary Bryant III 6-1 230 5th LB 6 Chris D'Appolonia 6-3 235 Sr. or 10 Gary Bryant III 6-1 230 5th N 3 Davien Kerr 6-1 190 Jr. 27 Javon Lawrence 6-1 185 So. CB 1 Demetres Samuel Jr. 6-1 195 So. 25 Cam Hairston-Taylor 6-0 190 Fr. SS 0 Braheem Long Jr. 6-0 185 Jr. 19 Cornell Perry 6-1 190 5th or 22 Ziyyon Bredell 6-0 190 So. FS 12 Chris Peal 6-1 200 Sr. 13 Amare Snowden 6-4 210 Sr. CB 7 Nazir Ward 6-0 180 Sr. 4 Chase Geter 6-1 190 Fr. SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 47 Tripp Woody 5-9 190 Jr. 40 Shay Barker 6-2 195 Fr. P 41 Jimmy Gregg 6-1 200 Fr. 46 Mateja Pavlovich 6-2 210 So. LS 21 Fran Brown Jr. 5-11 215 Sr. 37 Tim Schwerha 6-1 210 Fr. KR 3 Davion Kerr 6-1 200 So. 13 Matthew Outten 6-1 207 So. PR 1 Demetres Samuel Jr. 6-1 195 So. 3 Davien Kerr 6-1 190 Jr. SYRACUSE ORANGE DEPTH CHART 2026 SYRACUSE SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Result/Time (ET) Sept. 5 New Hampshire W, 66-3 Sept. 12 California L, 21-18 Sept. 17 at Pittsburgh L, 27-13 Oct. 3 at Connecticut W, 42-41 (OT) Oct. 10 at Virginia L, 28-25 Oct. 17 Louisville L, 34-26 Oct. 24 at North Carolina W, 31-30 (OT) Oct. 31 SMU W, 30-27 Nov. 7 Clemson L, 18-13 Nov. 14 at NC State (ACCN) 12 p.m. Nov. 21 at Boston College TBA Nov. 28 Notre Dame TBA