1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1995 Big East Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1995 Syracuse Orangemen football
1995 Syracuse Orangemen football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 41–0 vs. Clemson
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 19
1995 record	9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	George DeLeone (9th as OC, 11th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Norm Gerber (12th season)
Captain	Cy Ellsworth, Marvin Harrison, Darrell Parker
Home stadium	Carrier Dome; (Capacity: 50,000)
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 pm	at No. 20 North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina	ESPN	W 20–9	52,400
September 9	12:00 pm	East Carolina*	No. 22	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		L 24–27	39,547
September 23	12:00 pm	Minnesota*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	BEN	W 27–17	42,780
September 30	6:00 pm	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		W 27–17	32,832
October 7	12:00 pm	Temple		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		W 31–14	40,646
October 14	12:00 pm	Eastern Michigan*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		W 52–24	38,902
October 21	12:00 pm	West Virginia		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	BEN	W 22–0	48,880
November 4	3:30 pm	at Virginia Tech	No. 20	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	ABC	L 7–31	51,239
November 11	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 23	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh		W 42–10	20,279
November 18	12:00 pm	Boston College	No. 23	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York (rivalry)	BEN	W 58–29	49,384
November 25	7:30 pm	at No. 25 Miami (FL)	No. 22	Miami Orange Bowl Miami	ESPN	L 24–35	47,544
January 1	12:30 pm	vs. No. 23 Clemson*		Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)	NBC	W 41–0	45,202
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries[]

North Carolina[]

Syracuse Orangemen at #20 North Carolina Tar Heels

	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	0	3	0	17	20
North Carolina	3	3	3	0	9

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Date: September 2, 1995
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 52,400
Box score

Game information

First quarter

UNC - S. Caparelli 21-yard field goal

Second quarter

UNC - S. Caparelli 23-yard field goal
SYR - O. Mare 37-yard field goal

Third quarter

UNC - S. Caparelli 32-yard FG
SYR - T. Jones 2-yard run (O. Mare kick)
SYR - M. Thomas 9-yard run (O. Mare kick)

Fourth quarter

SYR - O. Mare 35-yard field goal

East Carolina[]

East Carolina Pirates at #22 Syracuse Orangemen

	1	2	3	4	Total
East Carolina	0	7	13	7	27
Syracuse	7	14	3	0	24

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Date: September 9, 1995
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 39,547
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

SYR - M. Thomas 8 run (O. Mare kick)

Second quarter

SYR - T. Jones 11 run (O. Mare kick)
SYR - D. Maddox 8 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)
ECU - L. Shannon 5 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)

Third quarter

ECU - D. Batson 30 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)
ECU - S. Richard 20 pass from M. Crandell (kick failed)
SYR - O. Mare 24 FG

Fourth quarter

ECU - J. McPhail 14 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick)

Minnesota[]

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Syracuse Orangemen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	3	7	7	0	17
Syracuse	3	10	14	0	27

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Date: September 23, 1995
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 42,780
TV: Creative
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

MIN - 6:58-Chalberg 27 FG
SYR - 0:52-Mare 29 FG

Second quarter

MIN - 11:23-Darkins 1 run (Chalberg kick)
SYR - 8:24-Mare 48 FG
SYR - 5:02-Harrison 94 punt return (Mare kick)

Third quarter

SYR - 13:02-Thomas 14 run (Mare kick)
SYR - 4:55-Harrison 30 pass from McNabb (Mare kick)
MIN - 3:50-Nelson 13 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick)

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Rutgers[]

Syracuse Orangemen at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	0	3	14	10	27
Rutgers	7	10	0	0	17

at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: September 30, 1995
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 32,832
Recap pg. 123

Game information

First quarter

RUT - Presley 1-yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)

Second quarter

SYR - Mare 44-yard FG
RUT - Lucas 4-yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)
RUT - Mike-Mayer 32-yard FG

Third quarter

SYR - Thomas 7-yard run (Mare kick)
SYR - Harrison 8-yard pass from McNabb (Mare kick)

Fourth quarter

SYR - Mare 32-yard FG
SYR - Harrison 66-yard pass from McNabb (Mare kick)

Temple[]

Temple Owls at Syracuse Orangemen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	0	7	0	7	14
Syracuse	7	7	9	8	31

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Date: October 7, 1995
Game attendance: 40,646
Box score

Game information

First quarter

SYR - R. Williams 8 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Second quarter

SYR - Jones 5 run (O. Mare kick)
TEM - F. Carter 25 run (Michalski kick)

Third quarter

SYR - FG O Mare 36
SYR - McIntosh 47 run (kick failed)

Fourth quarter

SYR - Harrison 42 pass from McNabb (McNabb reception for two-point conversion)
TEM - K. Walker 3 pass from Burris (Michalski kick)

Eastern Michigan[]

Eastern Michigan Eagles at Syracuse Orangemen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eastern Michigan	14	3	0	7	24
Syracuse	7	17	14	14	52

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Date: October 14, 1995
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 38,902
Box score

Game information

First quarter

SYR - T. Jones 1 run (O. Mare kick)
EMU - R. Granata 25 pass from C. Batch (J. Ventura kick)
EMU - R. Wheatley 5 pass from Batch (J. Ventura kick)

Second quarter

SYR - FG O Mare 39
SYR - K. Sinceno 1 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)
SYR - R. Konrad 3 run (O. Mare kick)
EMU - Ventura 22 FG

Third quarter

SYR - McIntosh 7 run (O. Mare kick)
SYR - M. Harrison 13 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Fourth quarter

SYR - T. Jones 1 run (O. Mare kick)
SYR - K. Downing 6 run (O. Mare kick)
EMU - W. Gutieriez 20 pass from M. Armour (J. Ventura kick)

West Virginia[]

West Virginia Mountaineers at Syracuse Orangemen

	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0
Syracuse	0	3	12	7	22

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Date: October 21, 1995
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 48,880
Box score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

SYR - O. Mare 50-yard field goal

Third quarter

SYR - D. Maddox 45-yard pass from D. McNabb (kick failed)
SYR - D. McNabb 14-yard run (2-pt. conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

SYR - M. Harrison 96-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Virginia Tech[]

#20 Syracuse Orangemen at Virginia Tech Hokies

	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	7	0	0	0	7
Virginia Tech	0	17	7	7	31

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

Date: November 4, 1995
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 51,239
TV: ABC
Box score

Game information

First quarter

SYR - R. Konrad 19-yard run (O. Mare kick)

Second quarter

VT - A. Larsen 21-yard field goal
VT - B. Edmonds 25-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick)
VT - J. Holmes 29-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick)

Third quarter

VT - D. Thomas 25-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick)

Fourth quarter

VT - M. Parker 1-yard run (A. Larsen kick)

Pitt[]

#23 Syracuse Orangemen at Pitt Panthers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	14	14	14	0	42
Pitt	0	7	0	3	10

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: November 11, 1995
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 20,279
Box score

Game information

First quarter

SYR - M. Thomas 37-yard run (O. Mare kick)
SYR - R. Konrad 1-yard run (O. Mare kick)

Second quarter

SYR - M. Harrison 5-yard pass from D. McNabb
PITT - D. Seagraves 4-yard pass from M. Lytle (C. Ferencik kick)
SYR - R. Konrad 16-yard run (O. Mare kick)

Third quarter

SYR - R. Konrad 58-yard run (O. Mare kick)
SYR - M. Harrison 16-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Fourth quarter

PITT - C. Ferencik 29-yard field goal

Boston College[]

Boston College Eagles at #23 Syracuse Orangemen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	0	15	0	14	29
Syracuse	23	14	7	14	58

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Date: November 18, 1995
Game attendance: 49,384
Box score

Game information

First quarter

SYR - Konrad 2 run (O. Mare kick)
SYR - FG O Mare 35
SYR - Konrad 20 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)
SYR - Konrad 27 run (kick failed)

Second quarter

BC - King 21 pass from Hartsell (Harding reception for two-point conversion)
SYR - Harrison 62 punt return (O. Mare kick)
BC - Anderson 4 run (McGuire kick)
SYR - S Wilson 9 pass from McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Third quarter

SYR - R Williams 4 pass from McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Fourth quarter

SYR - Thomas 21 run (O. Mare kick)
BC - Cloud 6 run (Hemmert reception for two-point conversion)
BC - Dragos 1 pass from Hartsell (two-point conversion failed)
SYR - Thomas 4 run (O. Mare kick)

Miami (FL)[]

#22 Syracuse Orangemen at #25 Miami Hurricanes

	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	10	14	0	0	24
Miami (FL)	0	14	14	7	35

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Date: November 25, 1995
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 47,544
Box score

Game information

First quarter

SYR - M. Thomas 1 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)
SYR - O. Mare 47 FG

Second quarter

UM - D. Ferguson 2 run (D. Prewitt kick)
SYR - D. McNabb 17 run (O. Mare kick)
UM - D. Ferguson 3 run (D. Prewitt kick)
SYR - Thomas 3 run (O. Mare kick)

Third quarter

UM - Tucker 4 pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick)
UM - T. Jones 2 run (D. Prewitt kick)

Fourth quarter

UM - O. Rolle 25 pass from D. McMillian (D. Prewitt kick)

1996 Gator Bowl[]

Syracuse Orangemen vs. #23 Clemson Tigers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	20	0	14	7	41
Clemson	0	0	0	0	0

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Date: January 1, 1996
Game time: 12:30p.m. EST
Game attendance: 45,202
Box score

Game information

First quarter

SYR - M. Thomas 1-yard run (O. Mare kick)
SYR - D. McNabb 5-yard run (kick blocked)
SYR - M. Harrison 38-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

SYR - M. Thomas 2-yard run (O. Mare kick)
SYR - M. Harrison 56-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Fourth quarter

SYR - K. Sinceno 15-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)

References[]

^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
^ DeLassus, David. "Syracuse (NY) State Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2002-11-21. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

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[1] 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151

[1996schedule-2] DeLassus, David. "Syracuse (NY) State Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2002-11-21. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

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+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll