1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1996 Syracuse Orangemen football
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
Big East co-champion
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 30–17 vs. Houston
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 21
Record9–3 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator George DeLeone (10th as OC, 12th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Gerber (13th season)
Captain Kevin Abrams, Harvey Pennypacker, Malcolm Thomas [1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Virginia Tech +  6 –1   10 –2  
No. 14 Miami (FL) +  6 –1   9 –3  
No. 21 Syracuse +  6 –1   9 –3  
West Virginia  4 –3   8 –4  
Pittsburgh  3 –4   4 –7  
Boston College  2 –5   5 –7  
Rutgers  1 –6   2 –9  
Temple  0 –7   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1996 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 76:00 pmNo. 24 North Carolina *No. 9
 ESPN2 L 10–2748,097 [2]
September 217:30 pmat Minnesota *No. 23
ESPN2L 33–3545,756
September 283:30 pmNo. 18 Virginia Tech
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
 CBS W 52–2149,069 [3]
October 512:00 pm Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
 ESPN Plus W 42–048,112
October 1212:00 pm Pittsburgh
ESPN+W 55–745,103
October 2612:00 pmat Boston College
CBSW 45–1744,500
November 23:30 pmat No. 18 West Virginia
CBSW 30–756,312 [4]
November 93:30 pmat Tulane *No. 24
W 31–713,537 [5]
November 166:00 pmNo. 22 Army *No. 19
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
 ESPN W 42–1749,257 [6]
November 2312:00 pmat Temple No. 16
ESPN PlusW 36–154,312
November 303:30 pmNo. 23 Miami (FL) No. 16
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
CBSL 31–3849,426
December 273:00 pmvs. Houston *No. 23
ESPNW 30–1749,163
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP 101092323——————24191616222321
Coaches 13112424——————23191717222219

Roster

1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 12 Kevin Johnson So
FB 44 Rob Konrad So
QB 5 Donovan McNabb So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 4Kevin AbramsSr
LB 26Mike BrownSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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References

  1. ↑ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. ↑ "Heels' QB too tall an order for SU". Press & Sun-Bulletin. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Syracuse's ground assault halts Hokies". The Buffalo News. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Syracuse rips Mountaineers". The Roanoke Times. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Syracuse smothers Green Wave 31–7". Democrat and Chronicle. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "McNabb regrets salute". The Sentinel . Syracuse, New York. Associated Press. November 20, 1996. p. 20. Retrieved January 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Syracuse (NY) State Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2013.


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