1979 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1979 Syracuse Orangemen football
Independence Bowl champion
Conference Independent
1979 record 7–5
Head coach Frank Maloney (6th season)
Captain Jim Collins, Bill Hurley & Craig Wolfley[1]
Home stadium Giants Stadium
(Capacity: 80,242)
Rich Stadium
(Capacity: 80,020)
Schoellkopf Field
(Capacity: 25,597)
1979 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
UNLV        9 1 2
No. 17 Temple        10 2 0
Tulane        9 3 0
Rutgers        8 3 0
East Carolina        7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Navy        7 4 0
Notre Dame        7 4 0
Southern Miss        6 4 1
Syracuse        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
Boston College        5 6 0
Holy Cross        5 6 0
Memphis        5 6 0
Miami        5 6 0
North Texas State        5 6 0
Villanova        5 6 0
Virginia Tech        5 6 0
West Virginia        5 6 0
Georgia Tech        4 6 1
Louisville        4 6 1
Connecticut        3 6 2
William & Mary        4 7 0
Illinois State        3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana        3 8 0
Army        2 8 1
Air Force        2 9 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Richmond        0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Frank Maloney. Due to the ongoing construction of Syracuse's new stadium, the Carrier Dome, home games in 1979 were played in various locations in New York and New Jersey. The Orangemen were invited to the 1979 Independence Bowl, where they defeated McNeese State, 31–7.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 8 at Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH L 831   86,205
September 15 West Virginia Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (Rivalry) W 2414   10,375
September 22 at Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 5421   20,121
September 29 Washington State Rich StadiumOrchard Park, NY W 5225   10,004
October 6 at Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS W 4527   36,720
October 13 at Temple Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA L 1749   18,504
October 20 Penn State Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Rivalry) L 735   53,789
October 27 Miami (FL) Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, NY W 2515   7,729
November 3 at No. 12 Pittsburgh Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) L 2128   43,005
November 10 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD W 3014   20,385
November 17 Boston College Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY (Rivalry) L 1027   20,245
December 15 vs. McNeese State State Fair StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) W 317   27,234
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Sources:[2][1]

Roster

1979 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 46 Art Monk Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. "1979 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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