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-
2002 Season Highlights
Paul Pasqualoni enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 29 @
Brigham Young
21
42
L
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
North Carolina
22
30
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs. Rhode Island
63
17
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Auburn
34
37
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Pittsburgh
24
48
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Temple
16
17
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
West Virginia
7
34
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Rutgers
45
14
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Central Florida
38
35
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Virginia Tech
50
42
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Boston College
20
41
L
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Miami
7
49
L
2002 Season Totals
Record 4-8
Points Scored 347
Scoring Average 28.9
Points Allowed 406
Defense Average 33.8
Opponents Record 78-61
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-5
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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.