1988 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1988 Syracuse Orangemen football
1988 Syracuse Orangemen football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 23–10 vs. LSU
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
1988 record	10–2
Head coach	Dick MacPherson (8th season);
Captain	Daryl Johnston & Markus Paul
Home stadium	Carrier Dome ; (Capacity: 50,000)
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[2] The Orangemen were led by eighth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They were invited to the 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl, where they defeated LSU.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Temple		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 31–21	41,727
September 10	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 9–26	89,768
September 24	Virginia Tech		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 35–0	41,118
October 1	Maryland		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 20–9	45,197
October 8	Rutgers		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 34–20	48,798
October 15	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 24–10	85,916
October 22	at East Carolina	No. 19	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 38–14	16,450
November 5	Navy	No. 16	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 49–21	49,784
November 12	at Boston College	No. 15	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 45–20	32,000
November 19	at No. 4 West Virginia	No. 14	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 9–31	65,127
December 3	Pittsburgh	No. 18	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 24–7	49,860
January 2	vs. No. 16 LSU	No. 17	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	W 23–10	49,860
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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National championship seasons in bold

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll