1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1992 Syracuse Orangemen football
Eastern champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 26–22 vs. Colorado
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 6
1992 record 10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach Paul Pasqualoni (2nd season)
Captain David Walker, Glen Young[1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
1992 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 0 0  11 1 0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 1 0  10 2 0
Rutgers 4 2 0  7 4 0
No. 21 Boston College 2 1 1  8 3 1
West Virginia 2 3 1  5 4 2
Pittsburgh 1 3 0  3 9 0
Virginia Tech 1 4 0  2 8 1
Temple 0 6 0  1 10 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season 10–2 with a victory in the 1993 Fiesta Bowl over Colorado. Ranked 6th in the final AP Poll, the team was awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, signifying them as champions of the East. As of 2018, this is the last time the Orangemen won the award, and also the school's last top-10 ranked finish.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 7:00 PM at East Carolina* No. 10 Ficklen Memorial StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 42–21   36,500
September 12 3:30 PM Texas* No. 9 Carrier DomeSyracuse, New York ABC W 31–21   49,238
September 19 6:30 PM No. 21 Ohio State* No. 8 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York ESPN L 12–35   49,629
October 3 4:00 PM at Louisville* No. 17 Cardinal StadiumLouisville, Kentucky W 15–9   37,323
October 10 12:00 PM Rutgers No. 15 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York BEN W 50–28   49,194
October 17 12:00 PM at No. 24 West Virginia No. 14 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, West Virginia (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) CBS W 20–17   52,627
October 24 12:00 PM at Temple No. 12 Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia W 38–7   11,221
October 31 12:00 PM Pittsburgh No. 12 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York BEN W 41–10   48,837
November 7 12:00 PM Virginia Tech No. 10 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York BEN W 28–9   49,196
November 14 3:30 PM at No. 17 Boston College No. 10 Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) ABC W 27–10   33,298
November 21 3:30 PM No. 1 Miami (FL) No. 8 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York ABC L 10–16   49,857
January 1 3:30 PM vs. No. 10 Colorado* No. 6 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl) NBC W 26–22   70,224
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. DeLassus, David. "Syracuse Yearly Results: 1990–1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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