1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1990 Syracuse Orangemen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Arizona
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
1990 record7–4–2
Head coach
CaptainJohn Flannery, Duane Kinnon, Gary McCummings & Rob Thomson[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville   –   10 – 1 – 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   8 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 2
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Akron   –   3 – 7 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 1
Rutgers   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. This season marked the end of two eras for Syracuse football. First, it was Dick MacPherson's final year as head coach. He would leave to coach the 1991 New England Patriots. Second, it was the final season for Syracuse football as an independent. Starting with the 1991 season, the Big East Conference, of which Syracuse was a founding member, began sponsoring football competition.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 pmvs. No. 9 USC
RaycomL 16–3457,293
September 87:30 pmTemple
W 19–938,925
September 157:30 pmNo. 19 Michigan State
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPNT 23–2349,822
September 2212:30 pmNo. 25 Pittsburgh
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
JPST 20–2047,996
October 67:00 pmat Vanderbilt
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, Tennessee
W 49–1430,037
October 132:00 pmat Penn State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, Pennsylvania
CBSL 21–2786,002
October 2012:00 pmRutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
JPSW 42–049,521
October 2712:00 pmat Army
JPSW 26–1441,153
November 312:00 pmat Boston College
JPSW 35–632,213
November 101:30 pmTulane
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
L 24–2648,488
November 1712:00 pmat West Virginia
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
JPSW 31–744,669
November 247:30 pmat No. 2 Miami (FL)
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami
ESPNL 7–3366,196
December 253:30 pmvs. Arizona
ABCW 28–032,217
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 7 Rob Carpenter Jr
C 71 Dan Erickson Sr
WR 82 Kerry Ferrell So
C 53 John Flannery Sr
TE 84 Chris Gedney So
QB 5 Marvin Graves So
WR 45 Qadry Ismail So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 9 Dwayne Joseph Fr
LB 52 Glen Young So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 4 Pat O'Neill Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
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