SYRACUSE — The Syracuse University football team will host Akron and Northeastern at 3:30 p.m. at the Carrier Dome when the teams meet in September.

The Orange faces Akron on Sept. 6 and will battle Northeastern on Sept. 20. SU hosts four consecutive games in the month, including matchups with Penn State and Pittsburgh. Syracuse's other two home games are against Louisville (Nov. 1) and Connecticut (Nov. 15).

■ Season tickets to see the Orange are available online (www.suathletics.com) and at the Carrier Dome box office (888-DOMETIX). Packages begin at $100. Adult season tickets are $205, youth (ages 12 and under) and student season passes are $115 and university staff season tickets are $164.

A Penn State pack — which includes tickets to SU games against Penn State and Pittsburgh, or Penn State and Connecticut — are on sale. The two-game deal is $85 for adults and $40 for youth. Individual game tickets for Penn State are $57 for adults and $30 for youth.

Other individual game tickets for the remaining home games are $36 for adults and $18 for youth.