Syracuse OrangeHead coach

Fran Brown

70 Overall rating steady

Fran Brown has led Syracuse since 2024, going 15-14 across 3 seasons with 1 bowl trip.

Record since 2024: 15-14
Seasons: 3
Bowl trips: 1

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Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme10

Defensive scheme6

Game planning8

Situational management19

Leadership & results

Comeback factor6

Underdog edge8

Recent form2

Win rate10

Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Fran Brown's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.

Syracuse record by season

Fran Brown Syracuse record by season since 2024
Season	Record	Result
2026	2-2	In progress
2025	3-9	No bowl
2024	10-3	Won DirecTV Holiday Bowl

Records with Syracuse since 2024, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.

Fran Brown: Syracuse head coach profile

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RecapSyracuse edged UConn 42-41 (Week 5, 2026)Syracuse edged UConn 42-41 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium. Now Syracuse is 2-2, 0-2 in ACC play, and UConn is 2-3.2026-10-03 RecapSyracuse beat New Hampshire 66-3 (Week 1, 2026)Syracuse beat New Hampshire 66-3 at JMA Wireless Dome. Now Syracuse is 1-0, and New Hampshire is 0-2.2026-09-05

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