1983 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1983 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a 6–5 record, but were not invited a bowl game.

1983 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1983 record6–5
Head coach
CaptainBlaise Winter & Brent Ziegler[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)        11 1 0
Virginia Tech        9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College        9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia        9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina        8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh        8 3 1
Penn State        8 4 1
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Memphis State        6 4 1
Florida State        8 4 0
Notre Dame        7 5 0
Syracuse        6 5 0
South Carolina        5 6 0
Cincinnati        4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana        4 6 0
Temple        4 7 0
Tulane        4 7 0
Louisville        3 8 0
Navy        3 8 0
Rutgers        3 8 0
Army        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2at TempleL 6–1711,549
September 10Kent StateW 22–1024,605
September 17Northwestern
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 35–025,979
September 24Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 17–1326,497
October 1at No. 1 NebraskaL 7–6376,382
October 8at No. 16 MarylandL 13–3443,700
October 15Penn State
L 6–1750,010
October 29at PittsburghL 10–1352,374
November 5at NavyW 14–722,009
November 12No. 13 Boston College
W 21–1041,225
November 19No. 14 West Virginia
W 27–1636,661
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Sources:[1][2]

NFL Draft

Mike Charles (DT) was selected by Miami Dolphins in second round (55th overall).[3]

References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. "1983 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. "Miami Dolphins Drugs Don Shula Mike Charles Syracuse Orange Charles Benson Baylor Steve Mormon". The Times. Streator, Illinois. 21 September 1983. p. 21. Retrieved 1 January 2021 via Newspapers.com .


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