Editing Syracuse University (section)

==Athletics==
{{main|Syracuse Orange}}

=== Syracuse Orange ===
[[File:Syracuse Orange logo.svg|left|175x175px|alt=|frameless]]
[[File:Carrier Dome.JPG|thumb|Basketball game in the [[JMA Wireless Dome|JMA Dome]]]]

Syracuse University's sports teams have had "the Orange" nickname since 2004, although the former names of Orangemen and Orangewomen are still sometimes used. The school's mascot is [[Otto the Orange]]. SU fields intercollegiate teams in eight men's sports and 12 women's sports. The [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|men's]] and [[Syracuse Orange women's basketball|women's basketball]] teams, the [[Syracuse Orange football|football team]], and both the [[Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse|men's]] and [[Syracuse Orange women's lacrosse|women's lacrosse]] teams play in the [[JMA Wireless Dome|JMA Dome]], formerly known as the Carrier Dome. Other sports are located at the nearby [[Manley Field House]], except ice hockey which takes place in the [[Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion]]. Most of Syracuse University's intercollegiate teams participate in [[NCAA Division I]] in the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] since 2013.<ref name="ACC" /> The [[Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey]] team participates in [[College Hockey America]].

[[File:Syracuse Football 2005 Opener.jpg|thumb|[[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse football]] opener in [[JMA Wireless Dome|JMA Dome]]|alt=]]
[[File:Syracuse-university 1910 varsity-crew.jpg|thumb|Syracuse University rowing crew, 1910 on [[Onondaga Lake]]|alt=]]

SU has reached 31 team national championships, including 14 for men's lacrosse, six for men's rowing, five for women's rowing, two [[cross country running]], and one each in [[boxing]], [[College football|football]], women's lacrosse, and women's field hockey.<ref name="SU Athletics National Championships" /> Syracuse student-athletes in individual sports have won 49 national titles.<ref name="SU Athletics National Championships" /> Under long-time the Hall of Fame head coach [[Jim Boeheim]], [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|men's basketball team]] won seven [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] regular-season championships, five [[Big East men's basketball tournament|Big East tournament]] championships, and 35 [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]] appearances, including the [[2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2003 NCAA championship]]. The [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|men's basketball team]] holds the largest on-campus attendance record of 35,642 attendees. The record was set in the [[JMA Wireless Dome|JMA Dome]] playing [[Duke University|Duke]] on Saturday, February 23, 2019.

In 1959, Syracuse earned its first [[NCAA Division I-A national football champions|National Championship]] following an undefeated football season and a Cotton Bowl victory over [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]]. The team featured sophomore running back [[Ernie Davis]] who, in 1961, became the first African-American to win the [[Heisman Trophy]]. Davis was slated to play for the [[Cleveland Browns]] in the same backfield as [[Jim Brown]], but died of [[leukemia]] before being able to play professionally.<ref name="cityofelmira" />

Syracuse played its first intercollegiate lacrosse game in 1916, and captured its first USILA championship in 1920.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usila.org/sports/2015/10/27/GEN_1027151106.aspx|title=National Champions|website=usila.org|access-date=May 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529151657/https://usila.org/sports/2015/10/27/GEN_1027151106.aspx|archive-date=May 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> It won USILA championships in 1922, 1924, and 1925. In the modern NCAA era, Syracuse is the first school to capture 11 National Championships, the [[NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship all-time team records|most of any team in college lacrosse]] history. Most recently, Syracuse reached the men's Division I championship game in 2013 after winning two championships in [[2008 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2008]] & [[2009 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2009 seasons]] and reaching the quarterfinals in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/lacrosse-men/d1|title=DI Men's Lacrosse Championship History: NCAA.com|website=www.ncaa.com|access-date=May 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506002958/https://www.ncaa.com/history/lacrosse-men/d1|archive-date=May 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/183701-miracle-on-grasssyracuse-defeats-cornell-in-ot-10-9-for-championship|title=Miracle On Grass:Syracuse Defeats Cornell In OT 10–9 For Championship|last=Boaz|first=Calvin W.|website=[[Bleacher Report]] |language=en|access-date=January 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529085142/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/183701-miracle-on-grasssyracuse-defeats-cornell-in-ot-10-9-for-championship|archive-date=May 29, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The women's lacrosse team reached the NCAA Division I National Championship game for the first time in school history in [[2012 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship|2012]], which they lost to Northwestern.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-xpm-2012-05-27-ct-spt-0528-northwestern-lacrosse-20120528-story.html|title=Northwestern does it again |last=Hersh |first=Philip |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=May 27, 2012 |language=en-US|access-date=January 19, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126104409/https://www.chicagotribune.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Syracuse University rowing crew is a full member of the [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association]] (IRA). The IRA governs [[College rowing (United States)|intercollegiate rowing]] between [[Varsity team|varsity]] rowing programs across the United States. Syracuse was added as "full" members of the association briefly after its founding in 1894. Syracuse crew also participates in the [[Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges]]. In 1997, the [[Syracuse Orange women's rowing|Syracuse Women's Rowing]] team qualified for the inaugural [[NCAA Division I Rowing Championship]] in [[Rancho Cordova, California]], finishing as the 12th ranked crew in the country. The women's rowing team competes in two conferences, both the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] as well as the prestigious [[Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges]], and formerly the [[Big East Conference]].

Syracuse University hosted the 2019 [[United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association]] national championship tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://webpoint.usaboxing.org/wp15/Events2/ViewEvt.wp?EventID=22697|title=2019 USIBA National Championship|website=USA Boxing|access-date=September 14, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807164848/https://webpoint.usaboxing.org/wp15/Events2/ViewEvt.wp?EventID=22697|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Syracuse lacrosse at the WH.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse|Syracuse University men's lacrosse team]] are honored at the [[White House]] by President of the United States [[George W. Bush]] for winning the [[2008 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2008 NCAA Division I national championship]].|alt=]]

=== JMA Dome ===
{{Main|JMA Wireless Dome}}
Toward the end of the 1970s, Syracuse University was under pressure to improve its football facilities to remain an NCAA Division I football school. Its small concrete stadium, [[Archbold Stadium]], was seventy years old and not up to the standards of other schools. The stadium could not be expanded; it had been reduced from 40,000 seats to 26,000 due to the fire codes. Syracuse University decided to build a new stadium. In 1978, Archbold Stadium was demolished to make way for the [[Carrier Dome]], which was named after [[Carrier Global Corporation]] following a $2.75 million gift and would have a domed [[Teflon]]-coated, [[fiberglass]] [[air-supported structure|inflatable roof]].<ref name="Dome"/> It would also serve as the home for the men's basketball team, as a replacement for Manley Field House. The Carrier Dome was constructed between April 1979 and September 1980.{{sfn|Greene|Baron|Hall|Sharp|1998}}<ref name="Dome">{{Cite news |date=March 11, 2014|title=Deja vu: Four decades ago, Syracuse community fought over plans to build an SU stadium |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2014/03/deja_vu_four_decades_ago_syracuse_community_fought_over_plans_to_build_an_su_sta.html |access-date=January 19, 2020|work=[[syracuse.com]] |language=en|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126104422/https://www.syracuse.com/news/2014/03/deja_vu_four_decades_ago_syracuse_community_fought_over_plans_to_build_an_su_sta.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Syracuse Stadium new roof.jpg|thumb|[[JMA Wireless Dome|JMA Dome]], campus view]]

In May 2018, the university announced a major renovation to the Carrier Dome as the central portion of a larger campus update. The renovation, estimated to cost $120 million, was completed in 2022. The most significant changes are the replacement of the current air-supported roof with a fixed roof, two-thirds of which will be translucent, the installation of air conditioning and the largest center-hung video board in college sports. The upgrade also included new lighting and sound systems, [[Wi-Fi]] improvements, [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|accessibility]] upgrades, improved restrooms, and new concession spaces.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Syracuse University Announces $118 Million Investment to Create a New Stadium Experience – Syracuse University Athletics|url=https://cuse.com/news/2018/5/14/general-syracuse-university-announces-118-million-investment-to-create-a-new-dome-experience.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925104224/https://cuse.com/news/2018/5/14/general-syracuse-university-announces-118-million-investment-to-create-a-new-dome-experience.aspx|archive-date=September 25, 2018|access-date=September 25, 2018|website=Syracuse University Athletics}}</ref> The university announced the next phase of its work towards enhanced stadium experience, which will include complete replacement of benches with individual seats; a construction of an event facility adjacent to the Dome; and an upgrade of the entire wireless infrastructure. This phase two work will begin in spring 2023 following Commencement and will be completed ahead of the 2024 football season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 20, 2022 |title=Syracuse University to Rename On-Campus Stadium, Readies Next Phase of Transformation |work=Syracuse University News |url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2022/04/20/syracuse-university-to-rename-on-campus-stadium-readies-next-phase-of-transformation/ |access-date=May 19, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Transformation of JMA Wireless Dome Continues, University Readies Installation of New Seats, Other Enhancements |url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2022/12/08/transformation-of-jma-wireless-dome-continues-university-readies-installation-of-new-seats-other-enhancements/ |access-date=December 19, 2022 |work=[[Syracuse University News]] |date=December 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Chris |title=What's the new building going up next to the Carrier Dome? A pregame fan lounge to thin out crowded concourses |url=https://www.syracuse.com/orangesports/2022/05/whats-the-new-building-going-up-next-to-the-carrier-dome-a-pregame-fan-lounge-to-thin-out-crowded-concourses.html |access-date=December 19, 2022 |work=[[syracuse.com]] |date=May 2, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2022, Syracuse University and [[JMA Wireless]] inked a 10-year naming rights deal to rename the Carrier Dome as the [[JMA Wireless Dome]], referred to as the JMA Dome.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=May 19, 2022 |title=Syracuse University, JMA Wireless Announce Naming Rights Partnership, Usher in the JMA Wireless Dome Era |work=Syracuse University News |url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2022/05/19/syracuse-university-jma-wireless-announce-naming-rights-partnership-usher-in-the-jma-wireless-dome-era/ |access-date=May 19, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519170058/https://news.syr.edu/blog/2022/05/19/syracuse-university-jma-wireless-announce-naming-rights-partnership-usher-in-the-jma-wireless-dome-era/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This is only the second name for the venue since it opened in 1980.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bye-bye Carrier, hello JMA Wireless; Syracuse dome renamed |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-syracuse-university-949906458f3e5af8f8953c75803713c6 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |work=[[AP News]] |date=May 19, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519200329/https://apnews.com/article/sports-syracuse-university-949906458f3e5af8f8953c75803713c6 |url-status=live }}</ref>