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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Paul Pasqualoni enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
 The Orangemen won the Big East Conference Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Aug. 24  @ Wisconsin  34   0   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. North Carolina State  31   32   L       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Oklahoma  34   36   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Virginia Tech  3   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Tulane  30   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. East Carolina  56   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 9  @ Rutgers  50   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Temple  60   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. West Virginia  40   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Boston College  20   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Pittsburgh  32   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Miami  33   13   W       
 Wed., Dec. 31   Kansas State  18   35   L    @ Tempe, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored441
  Scoring Average33.9
  Points Allowed226
  Defense Average17.4
  Opponents Record73-77
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
21 9-4-0 AP
20 9-4-0 Coaches
20 9-4-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Syracuse 9-4441226Lost  18-356-1238104  Paul Pasqualoni
Virginia Tech 7-5324227Lost  3-425-2197127  Frank Beamer
West Virginia 7-5360285Lost  30-354-3219167  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 6-6333354Lost  7-414-3208197  Walt Harris
Miami 5-6314285 3-4215191  Butch Davis
Boston College 4-7237314 3-4173176  Tom OBrien
Temple 3-8212371 3-4150212  Ron Dickerson
Rutgers 0-11191496 0-7121347  Terry Shea

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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