1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1997 Syracuse Orangemen football
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
Big East champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 18–35 vs. Kansas State
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 21
Record9–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kevin Rogers (1st as OC, 7th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Gerber (14th season)
CaptainKeith Downing, Donovin Darius, Rod Gadson, Brad Patkochis [1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 –1   9 –4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 –2   7 –5  
Pittsburgh  4 –3   6 –6  
West Virginia  4 –3   7 –5  
Miami (FL)  3 –4   5 –6  
Temple  3 –4   3 –8  
Boston College  3 –4   4 –7  
Rutgers  0 –7   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1997 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

Source: [2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 241:00 pmNo. 24 Wisconsin *No. 17
 ABC W 34–051,185
August 3012:00 pm NC State *No. 13
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
L 31–32 OT42,742
September 62:30 pmat Oklahoma *
ABCL 34–3668,342
September 136:00 pmat No. 22 Virginia Tech
ESPN L 3–3150,137
September 206:00 pm Tulane *
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPN2W 30–1942,246
October 412:30 pm East Carolina *
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
W 56–044,054
October 98:00 pmat Rutgers
W 50–319,044
October 1812:00 pm Temple
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
W 60–747,720
November 17:30 pmNo. 17 West Virginia
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPNW 40–1049,273
November 83:30 pm Boston College No. 22
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
 CBS W 20–1349,153
November 1512:00 pmat Pittsburgh No. 19
 ESPN+ W 32–2746,102
November 293:30 pmat Miami (FL) No. 16
CBSW 33–1325,147
December 317:00 pm [3] vs. No. 10 Kansas State *No. 14
CBSL 18–3569,367
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Roster

1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 12 Kevin Johnson Jr
TE 89 Kaseem Sinceno Sr
FB 44 Rob Konrad Jr
QB 5 Donovan McNabb Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 33 Keith Bulluck So
S 20 Donovin Darius Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Wisconsin (Kickoff Classic)

NC State

At Oklahoma

At Virginia Tech

Tulane

East Carolina

At Rutgers

Temple

West Virginia

Boston College

At Pittsburgh

At Miami (FL)

Kansas State (Fiesta Bowl)

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References

  1. ↑ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. ↑ Kekis, John (August 24, 1997). "New look QB McNabb is at heart of Orange". Press and Sun-Bulletin . AP. p. 66. Retrieved January 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "31 Dec 1997, 9 - The Manhattan Mercury at". Newspapers.com. December 31, 1997. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ 1997 Football Schedule


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