2010 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Orange were led by head coach Doug Marrone in his second season . They played their home games at Carrier Dome and were members of the Big East Conference . For the first time since Paul Pasqualoni was fired following the 2004 season , the Orange won enough games to become bowl eligible . Syracuse played Kansas State in the Inaugural Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium where they won 36 – 34 to finish the season 8 – 5 , 4 – 3 in Big East play
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2010 Syracuse Orange football team