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The 1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season 10–2 with a victory in the 1993 Fiesta Bowl over Colorado. Ranked sixth in the final AP Poll, the team was awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, signifying them as champions of the East. As of 2020, this is the last time the Orangemen won the award, and also the school's last top-ten ranked finish.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 7:00 pm | at East Carolina* | No. 10 | | | W 42–21 | 36,500 | [2] |
September 12 | 3:30 pm | Texas* | No. 9 | | ABC | W 31–21 | 49,238 | |
September 19 | 6:30 pm | No. 21 Ohio State* | No. 8 | | ESPN | L 12–35 | 49,629 | |
October 3 | 4:00 pm | at Louisville* | No. 17 | | | W 15–9 | 37,323 | |
October 10 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers | No. 15 | | BEN | W 50–28 | 49,194 | |
October 17 | 12:00 pm | at No. 24 West Virginia | No. 14 | | CBS | W 20–17 | 52,627 | [3] |
October 24 | 12:00 pm | at Temple | No. 12 | | | W 38–7 | 11,221 | |
October 31 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh | No. 12 | | BEN | W 41–10 | 48,837 | [4] |
November 7 | 12:00 pm | Virginia Tech | No. 10 | | BEN | W 28–9 | 49,196 | |
November 14 | 3:30 pm | at No. 17 Boston College | No. 10 | | ABC | W 27–10 | 33,298 | |
November 21 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 Miami (FL) | No. 8 | | ABC | L 10–16 | 49,857 | |
January 1 | 3:30 pm | vs. No. 10 Colorado* | No. 6 | | NBC | W 26–22 | 70,224 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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References[edit]
- ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
- ^ "Missile fuels 42–21 victory in SU opener". Democrat and Chronicle. September 6, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse KO's W. Va". The Boston Globe. The Associated Press. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SU smacks Hokies, 28–9". The Post-Star. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Syracuse Yearly Results: 1990–1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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