1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

1997 Syracuse Orangemen football
Big East champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 1835 vs. Kansas State
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 21
1997 record94 (61 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Rogers (1st as OC, 7th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Gerber (14th season)
CaptainKeith Downing, Donovin Darius, Rod Gadson, Brad Patkochis[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
1997 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 1     9 4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 2     7 5  
West Virginia  4 3     7 5  
Pittsburgh  4 3     6 6  
Miami (FL)  3 4     5 6  
Boston College  3 4     4 7  
Temple  3 4     3 8  
Rutgers  0 7     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Source:[2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 241:00 pmNo. 24 Wisconsin*No. 17ABCW 34–051,185
August 3012:00 pmNC State*No. 13
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
L 31–3242,742
September 62:30 pmat Oklahoma*ABCL 34–3668,342
September 136:00 pmat No. 22 Virginia TechESPNL 3–3150,137
September 206:00 pmTulane*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPN2W 30–1942,246
October 412:30 pmEast Carolina*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
W 56–044,054
October 98:00 pmat RutgersW 50–319,044
October 1812:00 pmTemple
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
W 60–747,720
November 17:30 pmNo. 17 West Virginia
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPNW 40–1049,273
November 83:30 pmBoston CollegeNo. 22
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
CBSW 20–1349,153
November 1512:00 pmat PittsburghNo. 19ESPN+W 32–2746,102
November 293:30 pmat Miami (FL)No. 16CBSW 33–1325,147
December 317:00 pm[3]vs. No. 10 Kansas State*No. 14CBSL 18–3569,367
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Roster

1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 12 Kevin Johnson Jr
FB 44 Rob Konrad Jr
QB 5 Donovan McNabb Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 33 Keith Bulluck So
S 20 Donovin Darius Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Wisconsin (Kickoff Classic)

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    2–1–1 1972 L 7–31

    NC State

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    0–4 1978 L 19–27

    at Oklahoma

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    0–3 1994 L 29–30

    at Virginia Tech

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    6–4 1996 W 52–21

    Tulane

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    4–1 1996 W 31–7

    East Carolina

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    5–2 1995 L 24–27

    at Rutgers

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    22–4–1 1996 W 42–0

    Temple

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    19–8–1 1996 W 36–15

    West Virginia

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    26–18 1996 W 30–7

    Boston College

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    23–14 1996 W 45–17

    at Pittsburgh

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    24–25–3 1996 W 55–7

    at Miami (FL)

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    5–10 1996 L 31–38

    Kansas State (Fiesta Bowl)

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    First meeting

    References


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