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ACC slates Syracuse-Florida State for 3:30 p.m. start on Nov. 16

Syracuse’s Nov. 16 meeting with No. 3 Florida State will kick off at 3:30 p.m. in Tallahassee, Fla., and will be shown on either ABC, ESPN2 or ESPNU. The matchup will be the Orange’s third with a ranked team this season. SU lost to then-No. 19 Northwestern on Sept. 7 and then-No. 3 Clemson on Oct. 5.

Syracuse will face Maryland this weekend in College Park, Md., before traveling to face the Seminoles. FSU, which is coming off a 41-14 win over then-No. 7 Miami (Fla.), plays Wake Forest this weekend. The Orange beat the Demon Deacons 13-0 in the Carrier Dome on Saturday.

If SU beats the Terrapins this weekend, Nov. 16 in Tallahassee would present Syracuse not only with a chance for a stunning upset, but also a chance to become bowl eligible. The Orange needs to win two of its last four games to clinch a 6-6 record and bowl eligibility.

SU has played Florida State six times, with the most recent meeting coming in 2005. The Seminoles won that game, as well as four of the other five all-time matchups. Syracuse’s only victory came in the first-ever meeting in 1966.

The television network will be announced after the games on Nov. 9.







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