Syracuse Football Team History
Syracuse Orangemen
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Carrier Dome
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Orange
Coach: Paul Pasqualoni
Conference: Big East-
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| 1998 Season Highlights |
| Paul Pasqualoni enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Syracuse. |
| The Orangemen won the Big East Conference Championship. |
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| 1998 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 5 | vs.
Tennessee
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33 |
34 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 12 | @
Michigan
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38 |
28 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 19 | vs.
Rutgers
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70 |
14 |
W |
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| | Thu., Oct. 1 | @
North Carolina State
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17 |
38 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 10 | vs.
Cincinnati
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63 |
21 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 17 | @
Boston College
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42 |
25 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 31 | vs.
Pittsburgh
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45 |
28 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 7 | @
West Virginia
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28 |
35 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 14 | vs.
Virginia Tech
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28 |
26 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 21 | @
Temple
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38 |
7 |
W |
@ Philadelphia, PA |
| | Sat., Nov. 28 | vs.
Miami
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66 |
13 |
W |
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| | Sat., Jan. 2 |
Florida
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10 |
31 |
L |
@ Miami, FL |
Orange Bowl |
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| 1998 Season Totals |
| Record | 8-4
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| Points Scored | 478 |
| Scoring Average | 39.8 |
| Points Allowed | 300 |
| Defense Average | 25.0 |
| Opponents Record | 81-60
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| Conference Record | 6-1 |
| Home Record | 5-1
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| Away Record | 3-2
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| 1998 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| 25 | 8-4-0 |
AP |
| 24 | 8-4-0 |
Coaches |
| 24 | 8-4-0 |
USA Today/ESPN |
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| 1998 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1998 All Big East Conference Players |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
