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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| 1996 Season Highlights |
| Paul Pasqualoni enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Syracuse. |
| The Orangemen won the Big East Conference Championship. |
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| 1996 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 7 | vs.
North Carolina
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10 |
27 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Minnesota
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33 |
35 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Virginia Tech
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52 |
21 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 5 | vs.
Rutgers
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42 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 12 | vs.
Pittsburgh
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55 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Boston College
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45 |
17 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 2 | @
West Virginia
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30 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 9 | @
Tulane
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31 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Army
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42 |
17 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 23 | @
Temple
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36 |
15 |
W |
@ Philadelphia, PA |
| | Sat., Nov. 30 | vs.
Miami
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31 |
38 |
L |
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| | Fri., Dec. 27 |
Houston
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30 |
17 |
W |
@ Memphis, TN |
Liberty Bowl |
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| 1996 Season Totals |
| Record | 9-3
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| Points Scored | 437 |
| Scoring Average | 36.4 |
| Points Allowed | 208 |
| Defense Average | 17.3 |
| Opponents Record | 72-67
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| Conference Record | 6-1 |
| Home Record | 4-2
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| Away Record | 4-1
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| 1996 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| 21 | 9-3-0 |
AP |
| 19 | 9-3-0 |
Coaches |
| 19 | 9-3-0 |
USA Today/CNN |
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| 1996 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1996 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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