1980 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1980 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games in the newly constructed Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–6 record. At the conclusion of the season, head coach Frank Maloney resigned, with a record of 32–46 after seven seasons.[2]

1980 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1980 record5–6
Head coachFrank Maloney (7th season)
CaptainJim Collins, Joe Morris & Dave Warner[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
No. 5 Florida State        10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State        10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame        9 2 1
No. 18 Miami        9 3 0
Southern Miss        9 3 0
Navy        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Virginia Tech        8 4 0
Boston College        7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana        7 4 0
Rutgers        7 4 0
UNLV        7 4 0
Tulane        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
North Texas State        6 5 0
Villanova        6 5 0
West Virginia        6 6 0
Louisville        5 6 0
Richmond        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
East Carolina        4 7 0
Illinois State        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Army        3 7 1
Holy Cross        3 8 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Memphis State        2 9 0
William & Mary        2 9 0
Georgia Tech        1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13at No. 1 Ohio StateL 21–3186,643
September 20Miami (OH)
W 36–2450,564
September 27Northwestern
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 42–2134,739
October 4Kansas
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 8–2343,126
October 11Temple
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 31–736,485
October 18at No. 12 Penn StateL 7–2484,790
October 25Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 17–939,937
November 1No. 11 Pittsburgh
L 6–4350,243
November 8Navy
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 3–650,350
November 15at Boston CollegeL 16–2722,000
November 22at West Virginia
W 20–734,441
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Sources:[3][1]

Roster

1980 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 47 Joe Morris Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 33 Jim Collins Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Gary Anderson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. Damer, Roy (November 25, 1980). "Maloney says NU job no factor in Syracuse resignation". Chicago Tribune. p. D2.
  3. "1980 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.


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