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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-

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1889 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Paul Pasqualoni enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 2	@ Toledo	35	12	W
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Central Michigan	47	7	W
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Michigan	13	18	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. West Virginia	30	7	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Tulane	47	17	W
Thu., Oct. 7	@ Pittsburgh	24	17	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Virginia Tech	0	62	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Boston College	23	24	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Temple	27	10	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Rutgers	21	24	L
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Miami	13	45	L
Wed., Dec. 29	Kentucky	20	13	W	@ Nashville, TN	Music City Bowl

1999 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	300
Scoring Average	25.0
Points Allowed	256
Defense Average	21.3
Opponents Record	69-69
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-3

1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1999 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Virginia Tech	11-1	484	162	Lost 29-46	7-0	315	88	Frank Beamer
Miami	9-4	432	220	Won 28-13	6-1	257	107	Butch Davis
Boston College	8-4	297	308	Lost 28-62	4-3	161	156	Tom OBrien
Syracuse	7-5	300	256	Won 20-13	3-4	138	189	Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia	4-7	292	289		3-4	198	168	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	5-6	281	278		2-5	167	198	Walt Harris
Temple	2-9	153	366		2-5	138	261	Bobby Wallace
Rutgers	1-10	155	427		1-6	110	317	Terry Shea

1999 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1999 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.