1989 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1989 Syracuse Orangemen football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 19–18 vs. Georgia
Conference Independent
1989 record 8–4
Head coach Dick MacPherson (9th season)
Captain Blake Bednarz, Dan Bucey, Rob Burnett, Michael Owens & Terry Wooden[1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
1989 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami   –    11 –1 –0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –    12 –1 –0
No. 3 Florida State   –    10 –2 –0
Northern Illinois   –    9 –2 –0
No. 15 Penn State   –    8 –3 –1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –    8 –3 –1
No. 21 West Virginia   –    8 –3 –1
Syracuse   –    8 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –    7 –4 –0
Akron   –    6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –4 –1
Virginia Tech   –    6 –4 –1
Louisiana Tech   –    5 –4 –1
Army   –    6 –5 –0
Louisville   –    6 –5 –0
East Carolina   –    5 –5 –1
Tulsa   –    6 –6 –0
Southern Miss   –    5 –6 –0
Tulane   –    4 –8 –0
Navy   –    3 –8 –0
Rutgers   –    2 –7 –2
Boston College   –    2 –9 –0
Memphis   –    2 –9 –0
Cincinnati   –    1 –9 –1
Temple   –    1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with an 8–4 record and played in the 1989 Peach Bowl, where they beat Georgia, 19–18. They also played a regular season game in Tokyo, Japan, in the Coca-Cola Classic against Louisville.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 9 at Temple No. 14 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA W 43–3   20,150
September 16 Army No. 11 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY W 10–7   48,331
September 23 at No. 13 Pittsburgh No. 10 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) L 23–30   45,762
October 7 No. 22 Florida State No. 17 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY L 10–41   49,832
October 14 No. 23 Penn State Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) L 12–34   49,876
October 21 at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ W 49–28   29,276
October 28 East Carolina Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY W 18–16   48,731
November 4 Boston College Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 23–11   49,781
November 11 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 38–17   29,032
November 23 No. 17 West Virginia Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) L 17–24   46,757
December 4 vs. Louisville Tokyo Dome • Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic) W 24–13   50,000
December 30 vs. Georgia Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) W 19–18   44,911
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Sources:[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. ↑ "1989 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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