1982 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1982 Syracuse Orangemen football
1982 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
1982 record	2–9
Head coach	Dick MacPherson (2nd season);
Captain	Gerry Feehery
Home stadium	Carrier Dome; (capacity: 50,000)
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 2–9 record.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Rutgers	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 31–8	20,890
September 11	Temple	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 18–23	29,574
September 18	Illinois	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 10–47	30,128
September 25	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 10–17	42,020
October 2	Maryland	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 3–26	30,214
October 16	at No. 8 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 7–28	84,762
October 23	No. 2 Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 0–14	42,321
October 30	Colgate	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 49–15	36,076	^[2]
November 6	Navy	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 18–20	43,443
November 13	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 13–20	21,500
November 20	at No. 16 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 0–26	48,456
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ ^a ^b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
^ Davis, Ken (October 31, 1982). "SU Tailback Triggers Rout". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 7C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1982 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

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1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll