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Syracuse Football Team History

Syracuse Orangemen

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Carrier Dome
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Orange
Coach: Paul Pasqualoni
Conference: Big East-

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1889 <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024

2000 Season Highlights

Paul Pasqualoni enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.

2000 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	vs. Buffalo	63	7	W
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Cincinnati	10	12	L
Sat., Sep. 23	@ East Carolina	17	34	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Brigham Young	42	14	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Pittsburgh	24	17	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Boston College	13	20	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Virginia Tech	14	22	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ West Virginia	31	27	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Temple	31	12	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Miami	0	26	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Rutgers	49	21	W

2000 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	294
Scoring Average	26.7
Points Allowed	212
Defense Average	19.3
Opponents Record	73-56
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-3

2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2000 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Miami	11-1	506	190	Won 37-20	7-0	310	67	Butch Davis
Virginia Tech	11-1	484	269	Won 41-20	6-1	260	156	Frank Beamer
Pittsburgh	7-5	296	247		4-3	174	167	Walt Harris
Syracuse	6-5	294	212		4-3	162	145	Paul Pasqualoni
Boston College	7-5	378	277	Won 31-17	3-4	173	205	Tom OBrien
West Virginia	7-5	356	363	Won 49-38	3-4	179	226	Don Nehlen
Temple	4-7	224	269		1-6	117	192	Bobby Wallace
Rutgers	3-8	233	399		0-7	95	312	Terry Shea

2000 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2000 All Big East Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.