2013 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Orange were led by first year head coach Scott Shafer and played their home games at the Carrier Dome . The season marks their first as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference , after their final season in the Big East Conference in 2012 . They finished the season 7 – 6 , 4 – 4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Division . They were invited to the Texas Bowl where they defeated Minnesota
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2013 Syracuse Orange football team