1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team

Summary

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.

1990 Syracuse Orangemen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Arizona
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record7–4–2
Head coach
CaptainJohn Flannery, Duane Kinnon, Gary McCummings & Rob Thomson[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 0 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 4 1 1 7 4 2
Temple 3 2 0 7 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 0 4 7 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 1 3 7 1
Boston College 2 4 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville     10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)     10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State     10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame     9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State     9 3 0
Louisiana Tech     8 3 1
Southern Miss     8 4 0
Temple     7 4 0
Syracuse     7 4 2
Army     6 5 0
Northern Illinois     6 5 0
South Carolina     6 5 0
Virginia Tech     6 5 0
East Carolina     5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana     5 6 0
Navy     5 6 0
Memphis State     4 6 1
Boston College     4 7 0
Tulane     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Akron     3 7 1
Pittsburgh     3 7 1
Rutgers     3 8 0
Tulsa     3 8 0
Cincinnati     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 318:00 pmvs. No. 9 USCRaycomL 16–3457,293
September 87:30 pmTempleW 19–938,925
September 157:30 pmNo. 19 Michigan State
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNT 23–2349,822
September 2212:30 pmNo. 25 Pittsburgh
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
JPST 20–2047,996
October 67:00 pmat VanderbiltW 49–1430,037[2]
October 132:00 pmat Penn StateCBSL 21–2786,002
October 2012:00 pmRutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
JPSW 42–049,521
October 2712:00 pmat ArmyJPSW 26–1441,153
November 312:00 pmat Boston CollegeJPSW 35–632,213
November 101:30 pmTulane
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 24–2648,488
November 1712:00 pmat West VirginiaJPSW 31–744,669[3]
November 247:30 pmat No. 2 Miami (FL)ESPNL 7–3366,196
December 253:30 pmvs. ArizonaABCW 28–032,217

Roster edit

1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 7 Rob Carpenter Jr
C 71 Dan Erickson Sr
WR 82 Kerry Ferrell So
C 53 John Flannery Sr
TE 84 Chris Gedney So
QB 5 Marvin Graves So
WR 45 Qadry Ismail So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 9 Dwayne Joseph Fr
LB 52 Glen Young So
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

References edit

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. ^ "Orangemen run roughshod over Vanderbilt, 49–14". Democrat and Chronicle. October 7, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Orange will go bowling". Democrat and Chronicle. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.