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Stadium:
Carrier Dome Stadium
The Carrier Dome is a 50,000-seat sports stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University (SU). It is the only domed stadium in the Northeast, and is the largest structure of it's kind on a college campus in the country. Since its opening on September 20, 1980, the facility has hosted a wide variety of events. The facility serves as the home of the SU football, men's basketball, and men's and women's lacrosse. Furthermore, the "Dome" has hosted numerous rounds of NCAA championships in basketball, lacrosse and track and field and hosts regional and state scholastic competitions in football, soccer and field hockey, as well as NBA pre-season games.

Seating Chart:
Carrier Dome Stadium Seating Chart

Team Schedule:
Aug 31 Washington 8:00pm
Sep 8 @Iowa 8:05pm
Sep 15 Illinois 12:00pm
Sep 22 @Louisville TBA
Sep 29 @Miami (Ohio) TBA
Oct 6 West Virginia TBA
Oct 13 Rutgers TBA
Oct 20 Buffalo TBA
Nov 3 @Pittsburgh TBA
Nov 10 South Florida TBA
Nov 17 @Connecticut TBA
Nov 24 Cincinnati TBA

Season Preview:
Is there any reason for optimism at the Carrier Dome? For the first five games of last season, Syracuse looked like a team that might be a real pain for the rest of the season. But there would be only one victory the rest of the way as the team limped home to a 4-8 record. They were seventh or eighth in an eight-team conference in far too many categories and even the ever-optimistic Robinson had to be thinking about what was going on. Better in 2007? We'll see. The Orange was last in the Big East in scoring offense, total offense and rushing offense and seventh in passing offense. The main reason was an offensive line that lived a true nightmare. Perry Patterson wasn't bad at quarterback and there were some strong individual performances, but Patterson's done and the Orange suffered a huge blow when sophomore-to-be running back Delone Carter dislocated a hip in spring practice and had surgery. He's not expected back to help an offense that will apparently be led by QB Andrew Robinson and bolstered by the return of Taj Smith. As low as the Orange ranked in the offensive categories, the defensive side of the ball wasn't much better. Defensive end Jameel McClain was second team All Big East, but you have to wonder if he has enough help to improve the 2006 defensive numbers. Greg Robinson gave up his defensive coordinator duties. Robinson won't be working with the defense, but will be with the special teams, which lost punter Brandon Carney but still has kicker Patrick Shadle. Curtis Brinkley averaged 21.3 yards per kickoff return in 2006.

Official Site:
suathletics.com