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American college football season
1981 Syracuse Orangemen football |
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Conference | Independent |
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1981 record | 4–6–1 |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Ike Bogosian & Joe Morris[1] |
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Home stadium | Carrier Dome (capacity: 50,000) |
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Seasons |
The 1981 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 4–6–1 record.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Rutgers | | L 27–29 | 38,715 | |
September 12 | at Temple | | L 19–31 | 15,091 | |
September 19 | at Illinois | | L 14–17 | 57,579 | |
September 26 | Indiana | | W 21–7 | 32,060 | |
October 3 | at Maryland | | T 17–17 | 32,000 | |
October 17 | No. 2 Penn State | | L 16–41 | 50,037 | |
October 24 | at No. 2 Pittsburgh | | L 10–23 | 50,330 | |
October 31 | Colgate | | W 47–24 | 40,309 | [2] |
November 7 | at Navy | | L 23–35 | 23,355 | |
November 14 | Boston College | | W 27–17 | 35,623 | |
November 21 | West Virginia | | W 27–24 | 33,117 | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster[]
1981 Syracuse Orange football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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RB
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47
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Joe Morris
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Sr
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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[]
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
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