1979 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1979 Syracuse Orangemen football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record7–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Coughlin (4th season)
CaptainJim Collins, Bill Hurley, Craig Wolfley[1]
Home stadiumGiants Stadium
(capacity: 80,242)
Rich Stadium
(capacity: 80,020)
Schoellkopf Field
(capacity: 25,597)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
UNLV   –   –   9 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Temple   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
No. 20 Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Louisville   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
William & Mary   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Air Force   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Richmond   –   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Frank Maloney. Due to the ongoing construction of Syracuse's new stadium, the Carrier Dome, home games in 1979 were played in various locations in New York and New Jersey. The Orangemen were invited to the 1979 Independence Bowl, where they defeated McNeese State, 31–7.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at Ohio State
L 8–3186,205
September 15West Virginia
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)
W 24–1410,375
September 22at Northwestern
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 54–2120,121
September 29Washington State
  • Rich Stadium
  • Orchard Park, NY
W 52–2510,004
October 6at Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 45–2736,720
October 13at Temple
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 17–4918,504
October 20Penn State
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)
L 7–3553,789
October 27Miami (FL)
  • Rich Stadium
  • Orchard Park, NY
W 25–157,729
November 3at No. 12 Pittsburgh
L 21–2843,005
November 10at Navy
W 30–1420,385
November 17Boston College
L 10–2720,245
December 15vs. McNeese State
W 31–727,234
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1979 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 59 Andrew Gissinger Jr
G 78 Gordon Grownkowski So
WR 45 Art Monk Sr
RB 47 Joe Morris So
G 64 Craig Wolfley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 33 Jim Collins Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Gary Anderson So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ^ "1979 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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