Syracuse University

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City:  | Syracuse, New York
Type:  | Private
Sports:  | Football, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming and diving, track and field, softball, tennis, volleyball
Colors:  | Orange
Mascot:  | Orangemen
Website:  | http://www.syr.edu/

Syracuse University (or SU) is a New York private university founded in 1870. It grew out of a seminary chartered by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1849.[1] The school is located in Syracuse, New York. It ranked #50 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[2]

## Athletics[edit]

Syracuse has 8 men's and 11 women's sports teams.[3] The football program has won 12 bowl games (while losing 9 and tying 1).[4] The men's basketball program won a national championship in 2003.[5] The men's lacrosse team has won 9 national championships and finished second five times.[6]

The basketball and football teams play in one of the only domed stadiums on a college campus: the Carrier Dome (which, despite having naming rights from a major air conditioning manufacturer, has no air conditioning in it).

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Galpin, William Freeman. Syracuse University, vol. 1. Syracuse University Press: Syracuse, NY, 1952.
2. ↑ http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
3. ↑ http://www.suathletics.com/
4. ↑ http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/syracuse_database.htm
5. ↑ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/history
6. ↑ http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/mens/history

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