The Clemson Tigers (1-2) take on a fellow ACC foe when they host the Syracuse Orange (2-1) on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 at Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC). Date: Sept. 20 In the past three meetings, Clemson owns a 3-0 record against Syracuse.

The Clemson Tigers are struggling to make sense of their historically sluggish start — and their quarterback has seemingly resorted to pointing fingers.

Syracuse has come into Death Valley and owned the first half, taking a 24-14 lead into the break. The Orange have moved the ball almost at will, and Clemson’s defense hasn’t had an answer. By the time the first quarter was over, Syracuse was already pushing 200 yards of offense, and they’ve cleared the 300-yard mark at halftime.

Syracuse QB Steve Angeli is out for the season with a torn Achilles suffered vs. Clemson, dealing a huge blow to the Orange’s ACC title hopes.

Fran Brown and his staff had their finest hour while Syracuse’s secondary locked all windows and doors in Death Valley.

Oh, and the #1 ranked women’s soccer team took care of business at Syracuse, winning 3 – 0 against the Orange. Let’s stipulate that field hockey’s win over Syracuse is more impressive than the soccer’s win as Syracuse’s team hasn’t won an ACC game in almost three years.

In a game where the Syracuse Orange entered as over 17-point underdogs to the Clemson Tigers, the team rallied together, coming up up with critical plays on both ends of the field to make history on Saturday.