Syracuse Football Team History
Syracuse Orangemen
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Carrier Dome
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Orange
Coach: Paul Pasqualoni
Conference: Big East-
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| 1997 Season Highlights |
| Paul Pasqualoni enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Syracuse. |
| The Orangemen won the Big East Conference Championship. |
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| 1997 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sun., Aug. 24 | @
Wisconsin
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34 |
0 |
W |
@ East Rutherford, NJ |
| | Sat., Aug. 30 | vs.
North Carolina State
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31 |
32 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 6 | @
Oklahoma
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34 |
36 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 13 | @
Virginia Tech
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3 |
31 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 20 | vs.
Tulane
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30 |
19 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 4 | vs.
East Carolina
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56 |
0 |
W |
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| | Thu., Oct. 9 | @
Rutgers
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50 |
3 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Temple
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60 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 1 | vs.
West Virginia
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40 |
10 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 8 | vs.
Boston College
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20 |
13 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 15 | @
Pittsburgh
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32 |
27 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 29 | @
Miami
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33 |
13 |
W |
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| | Wed., Dec. 31 |
Kansas State
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18 |
35 |
L |
@ Tempe, AZ |
Fiesta Bowl |
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| 1997 Season Totals |
| Record | 9-4
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| Points Scored | 441 |
| Scoring Average | 33.9 |
| Points Allowed | 226 |
| Defense Average | 17.4 |
| Opponents Record | 73-77
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| Conference Record | 6-1 |
| Home Record | 5-1
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| Away Record | 4-2
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| 1997 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| 21 | 9-4-0 |
AP |
| 20 | 9-4-0 |
Coaches |
| 20 | 9-4-0 |
USA Today/ESPN |
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| 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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
