1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1990 Syracuse Orangemen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Arizona
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
Record	7–4–2
Head coach	Dick MacPherson (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	George DeLeone (4th season)
Captain	John Flannery, Duane Kinnon, Gary McCummings, Rob Thomson [1]
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 Major eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	4	–	2
Temple	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					8	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	2
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					5	–	6	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Akron			–					3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa			–					3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Dick MacPherson in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Orangemen compiled a record of 7–4–2. Syracuse was invited ot the Aloha Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Arizona. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

This season marked the end of two eras for Syracuse football. MacPherson left after ten season to become head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. 1990 was also the final season that Syracuse competed as an independent. In 1991, the Big East Conference, of which Syracuse was a founding member, began sponsoring football competition.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	8:00 pm	vs. No. 9 USC	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	Raycom	L 16–34	57,293
September 8	7:30 pm	Temple	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 19–9	38,925
September 15	7:30 pm	No. 19 Michigan State	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	T 23–23	49,822
September 22	12:30 pm	No. 25 Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	JPS	T 20–20	47,996
October 6	7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 49–14	30,037	[2]
October 13	2:00 pm	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	CBS	L 21–27	86,002
October 20	12:00 pm	Rutgers	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	JPS	W 42–0	49,521
October 27	12:00 pm	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	JPS	W 26–14	41,153
November 3	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	JPS	W 35–6	32,213
November 10	1:30 pm	Tulane	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		L 24–26	48,488	[3]
November 17	12:00 pm	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	JPS	W 31–7	44,669	[4]
November 24	7:30 pm	at No. 2 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 7–33	66,196
December 25	3:30 pm	vs. Arizona	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 28–0	14,185
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 7 Rob Carpenter Jr C 71 Dan Erickson Sr WR 82 Kerry Ferrell So C 53 John Flannery Sr TE 84 Chris Gedney So QB 5 Marvin Graves So WR 45 Qadry Ismail So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 9 Dwayne Joseph Fr LB 52 Glen Young So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 4 Pat O'Neill Fr	Head coach Dick MacPherson Coordinators/assistant coaches Lou Anarumo (Graduate assistant / assistant defensive backs) Andy Rondeau (Student assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
2. "Orangemen run roughshod over Vanderbilt, 49–14". Democrat and Chronicle. October 7, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Don't say Aloha just yet". Democrat and Chronicle. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Orange will go bowling". Democrat and Chronicle. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.