Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse


The Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse team represents Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. The Orange have won 15 national championship titles, and currently compete as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's lacrosse conference. Syracuse plays its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

History

Syracuse played its first intercollegiate lacrosse game in 1916, and captured United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse League co-championships in 1920, 1922, 1924, and 1925 based on winning the Northern Division. It would claim a coaches' poll national championship in 1957.
The men's lacrosse team competed as independents until 2010 when the former Big East Conference began sponsoring men's lacrosse. It joined the Atlantic Coast Conference from the 2014 season onwards following the athletics program's switch to the ACC.

NCAA national championships

In the modern NCAA era, Syracuse has won 11 national championship titles, in 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, and 2009, with the one championship in 1990 vacated due to NCAA rules infractions after an investigation revealed that Nancy Simmons, the wife of Coach Roy Simmons, Jr., had co-signed a car loan for the team's star player, Paul Gait, in the 1990 season.
The Orange's eleven NCAA championship titles are the most since the NCAA began holding tournaments in 1971 NCAA Division I.
by President of the United States George W. Bush in June 2008 for their winning the 2008 national championship.

Big East lacrosse

Syracuse was one of seven Big East Conference schools that formally began competing in men's lacrosse in 2010. Previously, Syracuse men's lacrosse had remained independent. The other six Big East schools were Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, and Villanova.

Head coaches

Syracuse has had four men's lacrosse head coaches since 1916:
As of 2020, those coaches combined for a 914-352-16 record, which is a.722 winning percentage, with 15 total national titles.

Individual honors and awards

USILA All-Americans

Twelve Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse players have been four-time United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association All-Americans:
Syracuse has also produced two Tewaaraton Trophy winners:
Twenty-three Orange men's lacrosse players and coaches are enshrined in the United States Lacrosse Hall of Fame:
Only Johns Hopkins and Maryland have more inductees in the Hall of Fame.

Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame

At least one former Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse player has been inducted in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame:
Several former Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse players have been inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame:
One notable tradition of the Syracuse program is the number 22 jersey, which is given to the player who is expected to be the team's best overall player. The number has been worn by Gary Gait, Charlie Lockwood, Casey Powell, Ryan Powell, Mike Powell, Dan Hardy, Cody Jamieson, Jojo Marasco, Jordan Evans, and most currently Chase Scanlan.

Season Results

The following is a list of Syracuse’s results by season as a NCAA Division I program: