1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1996 Syracuse Orangemen football
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
Big East co-champion
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 30–17 vs. Houston
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 21
1996 record9–3 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
  • Paul Pasqualoni (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (10th as OC, 12th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Gerber (13th season)
CaptainKevin Abrams, Harvey Pennypacker, Malcolm Thomas[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big East Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Virginia Tech +   6 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 14 Miami (FL) +   6 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 21 Syracuse +   6 – 1     9 – 3  
West Virginia   4 – 3     8 – 4  
Pittsburgh   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Boston College   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Rutgers   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Temple   0 – 7     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1996 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 76:00 pmNo. 24 North Carolina*No. 9
ESPN2L 10–2748,097
September 217:30 pmat Minnesota*No. 23
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPN2L 33–3545,756
September 283:30 pmNo. 18 Virginia Tech
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
CBSW 52–2149,069
October 512:00 pmRutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN+W 42–048,112
October 1212:00 pmPittsburgh
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN+W 55–745,103
October 2612:00 pmat Boston College
CBSW 45–1744,500
November 23:30 pmat No. 18 West Virginia
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
CBSW 30–756,312
November 93:30 pmat Tulane*No. 24
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 31–713,537
November 166:00 pmNo. 22 Army*No. 19
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNW 42–1749,257[2]
November 2312:00 pmat TempleNo. 16
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+W 36–154,312
November 303:30 pmNo. 23 Miami (FL)No. 16
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
CBSL 31–3849,426
December 273:00 pmvs. Houston*No. 23
ESPNW 30–1749,163
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Schedule Source:[3]

Roster[]

1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 12 Kevin Johnson So
FB 44 Rob Konrad So
QB 5 Donovan McNabb So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 4 Kevin Abrams Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Paul Pasqualoni
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. ^ "McNabb regrets salute". The Sentinel. Syracuse, New York. AP. 20 November 1996. p. 20. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ DeLassus, David. "Syracuse (NY) State Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2002-11-21. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
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