1980 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1980 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tom Coughlin (5th season)
Captain Jim Collins, Joe Morris, Dave Warner [1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
Seasons
  1979
1981  
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh    11 1 0
Tennessee State    9 1 0
No. 5 Florida State    10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State    10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame    9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)    9 3 0
Southern Miss    9 3 0
Navy    8 4 0
South Carolina    8 4 0
Virginia Tech    8 4 0
Boston College    7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana    7 4 0
Rutgers    7 4 0
UNLV    7 4 0
Tulane    7 5 0
Colgate    5 4 1
North Texas State    6 5 0
Villanova    6 5 0
West Virginia    6 6 0
Louisville    5 6 0
Richmond    5 6 0
Syracuse    5 6 0
East Carolina    4 7 0
Illinois State    4 7 0
Temple    4 7 0
Army    3 7 1
Holy Cross    3 8 0
Cincinnati    2 9 0
Memphis State    2 9 0
William & Mary    2 9 0
Georgia Tech    1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games in the newly-constructed Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–6 record. At the conclusion of the season, Maloney resigned with a record of 32–46 after seven seasons. [2]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at No. 1 Ohio State L 21–3186,643 [3]
September 20 Miami (OH) W 36–2450,564 [4]
September 27 Northwestern
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 42–2134,739 [5]
October 4 Kansas
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 8–2343,126 [6]
October 11 Temple
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 31–736,485 [7]
October 18at No. 12 Penn State L 7–2484,790 [8]
October 25 Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 17–939,937 [9]
November 1No. 11 Pittsburgh
L 6–4350,243 [10]
November 8 Navy
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 3–650,350 [11]
November 15at Boston College L 16–2722,000 [12]
November 22at West Virginia W 20–734,441 [13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14] [1]

Game summaries

At Ohio State

Syracuse Orangemen (0–0) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)
Quarter1234Total
Syracuse1470021
Ohio State3615731

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Hazy, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 86,643
  • Box Score
Game information

Roster

1980 Syracuse Orange football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 85Marty ChalkFr
RB 45Jaime CovingtonFr
C 52Gerry FeeherySo
TE 84Mike FeldmanSo
QB 8Jeff FischerSo
OT 59 Andrew Gissinger Sr
G 78Gordon GrownkowskiJr
WR 82Marcus HackettFr
RB 36Dennis HartmanSr
G 61Tony HazzanJr
TE 49Chris JillebaSo
G 66John LallyJr
RB 41Ken MandevilleSr
WR 86Frank MaroneSo
OT 79John McCollomJr
RB 44Glenn MooreFr
WR 13Dennis MorgisSo
RB 47 Joe Morris Jr
RB Joe Pruitt
TE 81Tony SidorSr
QB 11Dave WarnerJr
QB Tim Wilson
WR 17Paul ZambutoJr
RB 43Brent ZieglerFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 20Bob ArkellpaneSr
LB 57 Craig Bingham Jr
DB 32Ike BogasianJr
DT 77Herb ButzkeSo
DB 12Derrick CarrFr
DE 70Mike CharlesSo
LB 33 Jim Collins Sr
DB 22Derek FredericksonSo
DL 89Chris HandSo
DB 35Andrew HurleyFr
DB 18Cedric HintonJr
DE 93Ralph JolineSo
DB 19Jerry KilpatrickJr
DL 83 Jamie Kimmel Fr
LB 58Ken KollarSr
LB 30Guy RuffJr
DB 15Russ SpitzJr
LB 48Mike ZunicJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Gary Anderson Jr
P 99Joe GoodwillSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. Damer, Roy (November 25, 1980). "Maloney says NU job no factor in Syracuse resignation". Chicago Tribune. p. D2.
  3. "Top-rankes Ohio State rallies to beat Syracuse". The South Bend Tribune. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Dome debut SUper". Syracuse Herald-Journal. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "'Sloppy' Syracuse rips Northwestern". Daily News. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jayhawks turnback weakened Syracuse, 23–8". St. Joseph News-Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Warner leads Orange past Temple Owls, 31–7". The Herald Statesman. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Penn State tops Orange". The Buffalo News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Orange, Morris top Rutgers, 17–9". Democrat and Chronicle. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Trocano, Pittsburgh pummel Syracuse". Wisconsin State Journal. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Navy kicks Syracuse with three-point win". The Lima News. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Boston College 27, Syracuse 16". The Palm Beach Post. November 16, 1980. p. E5 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "West Virginia loses". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1980 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.