1981 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1981 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference Independent
1981 record 4–6–1
Head coach Dick MacPherson (1st season)
Captain Ike Bogosian & Joe Morris[1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
1981 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State   –  –   10 –2 –0
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 8 Miami   –  –   9 –2 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   9 –2 –1
No. 17 West Virginia   –  –   9 –3 –0
Colgate   –  –   7 –3 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   7 –4 –0
Navy   –  –   7 –4 –1
Cincinnati   –  –   6 –5 –0
Florida State   –  –   6 –5 –0
Holy Cross   –  –   6 –5 –0
Tulane   –  –   6 –5 –0
UNLV   –  –   6 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  –   6 –6 –0
Temple   –  –   5 –5 –0
Boston College   –  –   5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  –   5 –6 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  –   5 –6 –0
Louisville   –  –   5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  –   5 –6 –0
Rutgers   –  –   5 –6 –0
William & Mary   –  –   5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  –   4 –6 –1
Richmond   –  –   4 –7 –0
Army   –  –   3 –7 –1
North Texas State   –  –   2 –9 –0
Georgia Tech   –  –   1 –10 –0
Memphis   –  –   1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 4–6–1 record.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 5 Rutgers Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY L 27–29   38,715
September 12 at Temple Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA L 19–31   15,091
September 19 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 14–17   57,579
September 26 Indiana Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY W 21–7   32,060
October 3 at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD T 17–17   32,000
October 17 No. 2 Penn State Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) L 16–41   50,037
October 24 at No. 2 Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) L 10–23   50,330
October 31 Colgate Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 47–24   40,309
November 7 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 23–35   23,355
November 14 Boston College Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 27–17   35,623
November 21 West Virginia Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 27–24   33,117
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Sources:[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. ↑ "1981 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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