1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1990 Syracuse Orangemen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Arizona
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record7–4–2
Head coach
Captain John Flannery, Duane Kinnon, Gary McCummings & Rob Thomson [1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
Seasons
  1989
1991  
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 0 09 3 0
Syracuse 4 1 17 4 2
Temple 3 2 07 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 04 7 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 13 7 1
Boston College 2 4 04 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 03 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. This season marked the end of two eras for Syracuse football. First, it was Dick MacPherson's final year as head coach. He would leave to coach the 1991 New England Patriots. Second, it was the final season for Syracuse football as an independent. Starting with the 1991 season, the Big East Conference, of which Syracuse was a founding member, began sponsoring football competition.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 318:00 pmvs. No. 9 USC Raycom L 16–3457,293
September 87:30 pm Temple W 19–938,925
September 157:30 pmNo. 19 Michigan State
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN T 23–2349,822
September 2212:30 pmNo. 25 Pittsburgh
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
JPS T 20–2047,996
October 67:00 pmat Vanderbilt W 49–1430,037 [2]
October 132:00 pmat Penn State CBS L 21–2786,002
October 2012:00 pm Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
JPSW 42–049,521
October 2712:00 pmat Army JPSW 26–1441,153
November 312:00 pmat Boston College JPSW 35–632,213
November 101:30 pm Tulane
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 24–2648,488
November 1712:00 pmat West Virginia JPSW 31–744,669 [3]
November 247:30 pmat No. 2 Miami (FL) ESPNL 7–3366,196
December 253:30 pmvs. Arizona ABCW 28–032,217

Roster

1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 7 Rob Carpenter Jr
C 71Dan EricksonSr
WR 82Kerry FerrellSo
C 53 John Flannery Sr
TE 84 Chris Gedney So
QB 5 Marvin Graves So
WR 45 Qadry Ismail So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 9 Dwayne Joseph Fr
LB 52Glen YoungSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 4Pat O'NeillFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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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. "Orange will go bowling". Democrat and Chronicle. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.