1983 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1983 Syracuse Orangemen football
1983 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
1983 record	6–5
Head coach	Dick MacPherson (3rd season);
Captain	Blaise Winter & Brent Ziegler
Home stadium	Carrier Dome; (capacity: 50,000)
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a 6–5 record, but were not invited a bowl game.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	at Temple	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–17	11,549
September 10	Kent State	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 22–10	24,605
September 17	Northwestern	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 35–0	25,979
September 24	Rutgers	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 17–13	26,497
October 1	at No. 1 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 7–63	76,382
October 8	at No. 16 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 13–34	43,700
October 15	Penn State	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 6–17	50,010
October 29	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 10–13	52,374
November 5	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 14–7	22,009
November 12	No. 13 Boston College	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 21–10	41,225
November 19	No. 14 West Virginia	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 27–16	36,661
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Mike Charles (DT) was selected by Miami Dolphins in second round (55th overall).^[3]

^ ^a ^b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
^ "1983 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
^ "Miami Dolphins Drugs Don Shula Mike Charles Syracuse Orange Charles Benson Baylor Steve Mormon". The Times. Streator, Illinois. 21 September 1983. p. 21. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll