1984 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1984 Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse Orangemen football
1984 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
1984 record	6–5
Head coach	Dick MacPherson (4th season)
Captain	Marty Chalk, Jaime Covington, Jim Gorzalski & Jamie Kimmel[1]
Home stadium	Carrier Dome ; (Capacity: 50,000)

The 1984 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a 6–5 record, but were not invited a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 23–7	38,850
September 15	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 13–12	23,199
September 22	Rutgers	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	L 0–19	41,810
September 29	No. 1 Nebraska	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	W 17–9	47,280
October 6	at Florida	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 0–16	70,189
October 13	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	L 10–20	57,741
October 20	at No. 19 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	L 3–21	85,860
October 27	Army	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	W 27–16	41,438
November 3	Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	W 13–7	46,489
November 10	Navy	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	W 29–0	44,090
November 17	at No. 13 Boston College	Sullivan Stadium • Foxborough, MA (Rivalry)	L 16–24	60,890
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

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National championship seasons in bold

1984 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–		7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–		8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll