SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s not necessarily a make-or-break moment for Syracuse, but when longtime rival Pittsburgh visits on Friday night there will be plenty at stake for the Orange.

Winless after two games in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Syracuse (3-3) needs a victory to start the second half of the season on the right foot with three road games ahead.

“We know where we are at and I think the big thing here is this — everybody has a responsibility to get better,” Orange coach Dino Babers said. “This is the entire football team, coaches included. Everybody has a responsibility to get better. We are going to find out where we are at.”

Pittsburgh (4-2, 1-1 ACC) is riding a three-game winning streak and is coming off a bye week. Syracuse lost 16-10 at North Carolina State eight days ago, failing to score a touchdown for the first 57 minutes but still within reach at the final horn.

The Orange have lost only once in their last nine games in the Carrier Dome, 41-6 to then-No. 1 Clemson in this year’s home opener last month.