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-
1989 Season Highlights
Dick MacPherson enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Temple
43
3
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Army
10
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Pittsburgh
23
30
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Florida State
10
41
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Penn State
12
34
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Rutgers
49
28
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
East Carolina
18
16
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Boston College
23
11
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Navy
38
17
W
Thu., Nov. 23 vs.
West Virginia
17
24
L
Mon., Dec. 4 vs.
Louisville
24
13
W
@ Tokyo, Japan
Sat., Dec. 30
Georgia
19
18
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Peach Bowl
1989 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 286
Scoring Average 23.8
Points Allowed 242
Defense Average 20.2
Opponents Record 65-66
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 3-1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
23 8-4-0
USA Today/CNN
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.