The University of Maine and Syracuse University have signed a contract for their football teams to play each other in the upcoming season.

Maine Athletic Director Blake James announced Monday that the game will be played Sept. 26 in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.

The Syracuse game was scheduled after Florida State backed out of a scheduled Sept. 5 contest against Maine so the Seminoles could play rival Miami on Sept. 7. Maine will receive a $450,000 guarantee for the Syracuse game, the same amount it would have received for playing Florida State.