American college football season
1990 Syracuse Orangemen football |
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Aloha Bowl champion |
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Conference | Independent |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 21 |
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Record | 7–4–2 |
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Head coach | - Dick MacPherson (10th season)
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Captain | John Flannery, Duane Kinnon, Gary McCummings & Rob Thomson[1] |
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Home stadium | Carrier Dome |
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The 1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. This season marked the end of two eras for Syracuse football. First, it was Dick MacPherson's final year as head coach. He would leave to coach the 1991 New England Patriots. Second, it was the final season for Syracuse football as an independent. Starting with the 1991 season, the Big East Conference, of which Syracuse was a founding member, began sponsoring football competition.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 9 USC | | Raycom | L 16–34 | 57,293 | |
September 8 | 7:30 pm | Temple | | | W 19–9 | 38,925 | |
September 15 | 7:30 pm | No. 19 Michigan State | | ESPN | T 23–23 | 49,822 | |
September 22 | 12:30 pm | No. 25 Pittsburgh | | JPS | T 20–20 | 47,996 | |
October 6 | 7:00 pm | at Vanderbilt | | | W 49–14 | 30,037 | [2] |
October 13 | 2:00 pm | at Penn State | | CBS | L 21–27 | 86,002 | |
October 20 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers | | JPS | W 42–0 | 49,521 | |
October 27 | 12:00 pm | at Army | | JPS | W 26–14 | 41,153 | |
November 3 | 12:00 pm | at Boston College | | JPS | W 35–6 | 32,213 | |
November 10 | 1:30 pm | Tulane | | | L 24–26 | 48,488 | |
November 17 | 12:00 pm | at West Virginia | | JPS | W 31–7 | 44,669 | [3] |
November 24 | 7:30 pm | at No. 2 Miami (FL) | | ESPN | L 7–33 | 66,196 | |
December 25 | 3:30 pm | vs. Arizona | | ABC | W 28–0 | 32,217 | |
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Roster
1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 4 | Pat O'Neill | Fr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
- ^ "Orangemen run roughshod over Vanderbilt, 49–14". Democrat and Chronicle. October 7, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange will go bowling". Democrat and Chronicle. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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