Syracuse University football

The win in San Diego, CA, marks the first season the team has won 10 games since 2018.

Kyle McCord threw for 453 yards and five touchdowns to lead Syracuse to a 52-35 victory over Washington State in the Holiday Bowl on Friday night.

It’s almost time for the Holiday Bowl, and SU football fans are flocking to San Diego, CA.

Syracuse and Washington State play in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl in San Diego Friday evening.

The No. 21 Syracuse Orange will face Washington State in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl on December 27, capping a remarkable 9-3 season under first-year head coach Fran Brown.

Kyle McCord and Syracuse knocked No. 6 Miami out of Atlantic Coast Conference title contention by rallying from a 21-0 deficit for a 42-38 win.

McCord leads the nation in passing yards, 300-yard games, attempts and completions. Ward leads the nation in touchdown passes, is second in passing yards and is third all-time in passing yards at the NCAA level.

The win improves the Orange to 8-3 for their first eight-win regular season since 2018, and third since 2000.

Kyle McCord, who leads the nation in completions, was 29 for 46 for 323 yards. LeQuint Allen ran for 109 yards and two touchdowns.

Backup quarterback Grayson James threw an 18-yard TD to tight end Jeremiah Franklin on a fourth-and-1 play late in the game, and Boston College held off Syracuse 37-31 on Saturday in the 100th anniversary of the schools’ first meeting.