1988 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1988 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.[2] The Orangemen were led by eighth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They were invited to the 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl, where they defeated LSU.

1988 Syracuse Orangemen football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 23–10 vs. LSU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
1988 record10–2
Head coachDick MacPherson (8th season)
CaptainDaryl Johnston & Markus Paul[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame        12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)        11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia        11 1 0
Southern Miss        10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse        10 2 0
Army        9 3 0
Louisville        8 3 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Northern Illinois        7 4 0
Pittsburgh        6 5 0
Memphis State        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Rutgers        5 6 0
Akron        5 6 0
Penn State        5 6 0
Tulane        5 6 0
Louisiana Tech        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Tulsa        4 7 0
Boston College        3 8 0
Cincinnati        3 8 0
East Carolina        3 8 0
Navy        3 8 0
Virginia Tech        3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 3Temple
W 31–2141,727
September 10at Ohio State
L 9–2689,768
September 24Virginia Tech
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 35–041,118
October 1Maryland
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 20–945,197
October 8Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 34–2048,798
October 15at Penn State
W 24–1085,916
October 22at East CarolinaNo. 19
  • Ficklen Memorial Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 38–1416,450
November 5NavyNo. 16
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 49–2149,784
November 12at Boston CollegeNo. 15
W 45–2032,000
November 19at No. 4 West VirginiaNo. 14
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 9–3165,127
December 3PittsburghNo. 18
W 24–749,860
January 2vs. No. 16 LSUNo. 17W 23–1049,860
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 150
  2. "1988 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.


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