Syracuse Football Team History
Syracuse Orangemen
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Carrier Dome Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Orange Coach: Paul Pasqualoni Conference: Big East-
1997 Season Highlights
Paul Pasqualoni enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
The Orangemen won the Big East Conference Championship.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Aug. 24 @
Wisconsin
34
0
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
North Carolina State
31
32
L
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Oklahoma
34
36
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Virginia Tech
3
31
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Tulane
30
19
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
East Carolina
56
0
W
Thu., Oct. 9 @
Rutgers
50
3
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Temple
60
7
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
West Virginia
40
10
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Boston College
20
13
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Pittsburgh
32
27
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Miami
33
13
W
Wed., Dec. 31
Kansas State
18
35
L
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1997 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 441
Scoring Average 33.9
Points Allowed 226
Defense Average 17.4
Opponents Record 73-77
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
21 9-4-0
AP
20 9-4-0
Coaches
20 9-4-0
USA Today/ESPN
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Big East 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.