1994 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1994 Syracuse Orangemen football
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
Conference Big East Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator George DeLeone (8th as OC, 10th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Gerber (11th season)
CaptainWilky Bazile, Eric Chenoweth, Dan Conley, Tony Jones [1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
Seasons
  1993
1995  
1994 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $ 7 0 010 2 0
Virginia Tech 5 2 08 4 0
Syracuse 4 3 07 4 0
West Virginia 4 3 07 6 0
No. 23 Boston College 3 3 17 4 1
Rutgers 2 4 15 5 1
Pittsburgh 2 5 03 8 0
Temple 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1994 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:30 pmNo. 16 Oklahoma * ESPN L 29–3048,421
September 107:00 pmat Cincinnati *W 34–1921,735
September 177:30 pm Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 37–3644,925
September 244:00 pmat East Carolina *W 21–1833,127 [2]
October 13:30 pmNo. 14 Virginia Tech
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ABC W 28–2047,635 [3]
October 812:00 pm Pittsburgh No. 21
BEN W 31–747,622
October 226:00 pmat Temple No. 16W 49–4212,241
November 53:30 pmNo. 5 Miami (FL) No. 10
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ABCL 6–2749,565
November 1212:00 pmat No. 25 Boston College No. 14BENL 0–3144,500
November 1912:00 pm Maryland *No. 24
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 21–1648,309 [4]
November 248:00 pmat West Virginia No. 22ESPNL 0–1340,369 [5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. "Pirates sunk again as Syracuse hangs on". The News and Observer. September 25, 1994. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Syracuse tops Tech". Daily Press. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "SU victory promise comes true". Democrat and Chronicle. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Orange defeated, 13–0". The Post-Star. November 25, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Statistics Summary for 1994". Syracuse University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2014.