1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1997 Syracuse Orangemen football
Big East champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 1835 vs. Kansas State
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 20
AP No. 21
1997 record 94 (61 Big East)
Head coach Paul Pasqualoni (7th season)
Captain Keith Downing, Donovin Darius, Rod Gadson, Brad Patkochis[1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
1997 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 1     9 4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 2     7 5  
West Virginia  4 3     7 5  
Pittsburgh  4 3     6 6  
Miami (FL)  3 4     5 6  
Boston College  3 4     4 7  
Temple  3 4     3 8  
Rutgers  0 7     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 24 1:00 PM No. 24 Wisconsin* No. 17 Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic) ABC W 340   51,185
August 30 12:00 PM NC State* No. 13 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York L 3132   42,742
September 6 2:30 PM at Oklahoma* Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, Oklahoma ABC L 3436   68,342
September 13 6:00 PM at No. 22 Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, Virginia ESPN L 331   50,137
September 20 6:00 PM Tulane* Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York ESPN2 W 3019   42,246
October 4 12:30 PM East Carolina* Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York W 560   44,054
October 9 8:00 PM at Rutgers Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, New Jersey W 503   19,044
October 18 12:00 PM Temple Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York W 607   47,720
November 1 7:30 PM No. 17 West Virginia Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York ESPN W 4010   49,273
November 8 3:30 PM Boston College No. 22 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York CBS W 2013   49,153
November 15 12:00 PM at Pittsburgh No. 19 Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (rivalry) ESPN+ W 3227   46,102
November 29 3:30 PM at Miami (FL) No. 16 Miami Orange BowlMiami CBS W 3313   25,147
December 31 6:00 PM vs. No. 10 Kansas State* No. 14 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl) CBS L 1835   69,367
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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