In a 1939 book on Syracuse football by Arthur L ... The school says the fuzzy cartoonish Orange is an "It." The first orange ball mascot was rolled out in 1980 and was known as "an Orange with ...

No mascots are mentioned in early accounts of the university football team ... All of this changed in 1931 when Syracuse Orange Peel, a campus humor magazine, published the hoax of an article ...

Syracuse has a storied football program ... For Syracuse, the most recognizable figure of the school is the mascot Otto. This Orange has been the official mascot of Syracuse since 1995, and ...

As college football closes out its October slate ... The Pittsburgh Panthers made a statement Thursday night, defeating the Syracuse Orange 41-13 to stay undefeated. The Panthers' defense won ...