Orange to Host Middle Tennessee in 2017

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse and Middle Tennessee have agreed to play one another in football next year, the two schools announced on Thursday, July 7. The Orange will host the Blue Raiders at the Carrier Dome on Sept. 9, 2017.

The game will mark the inaugural gridiron matchup between the Orange and Blue Raiders, and the first game in the history of Syracuse football against a current member of Conference USA.

While Syracuse and Middle Tennessee may be unfamiliar football foes, the two schools have some recent hardwood history. The Orange men's basketball team defeated the Blue Raiders 75-50 in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament on its way to the Final Four.

The Middle Tennessee matchup is one of three non-conference games the Orange have scheduled for next season. In addition to squaring off against the Blue Raiders, Syracuse hosts Central Michigan on Sept. 16 and visits LSU on Sept. 23. The Orange still have one non-conference date left to fill.

2017 Syracuse Football Schedule
Sept. 9 – vs. Middle Tennessee
Sept. 16 – vs. Central Michigan
Sept. 23 – at LSU

ACC home games: Boston College, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest
ACC road games: Florida State, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina State

The complete 2017 schedule, including dates of ACC games, will not be announced until early next year.

Season tickets to watch Syracuse football in 2016 are on sale now online, by phone (888-DOMETIX) and at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B). Tickets start at $99 ($16.50 per game) with lower-level seats in the end zones available for as little as $125.

Single-game tickets for all home games except Florida State are also on sale now. Tickets start at $20 for non-conference games against Colgate and USF, $25 for the Louisville and NC State games, and $30 for the Virginia Tech contest. Florida State tickets are tentatively scheduled to go on sale July 26.

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