Syracuse Football Team History
Syracuse Orangemen
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Carrier Dome Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Orange Coach: Dick MacPherson Conference: Independent-
1982 Season Highlights
Dick MacPherson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @
Rutgers
31
8
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Temple
18
23
L
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Illinois
10
47
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Indiana
10
17
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Maryland
3
26
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Penn State
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Pittsburgh
0
14
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Colgate
49
15
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Navy
18
20
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Boston College
13
20
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
West Virginia
0
26
L
1982 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 159
Scoring Average 14.5
Points Allowed 244
Defense Average 22.2
Opponents Record 72-43
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-5
Away Record 1-4
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.