1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1997 Syracuse Orangemen football
Big East champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 18–35 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 21
1997 record	9–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Rogers (1st as OC, 7th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Norm Gerber (14th season)
Captain	Keith Downing, Donovin Darius, Rod Gadson, Brad Patkochis[1]
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262)
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Big East Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Syracuse $		6	–	1					9	–	4
No. 23 Virginia Tech		5	–	2					7	–	5
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					6	–	6
West Virginia		4	–	3					7	–	5
Miami (FL)		3	–	4					5	–	6
Temple		3	–	4					3	–	8
Boston College		3	–	4					4	–	7
Rutgers		0	–	7					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1997 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[]

Source:^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	1:00 pm	No. 24 Wisconsin*	No. 17	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	W 34–0	51,185
August 30	12:00 pm	NC State*	No. 13	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		L 31–32	42,742
September 6	2:30 pm	at Oklahoma*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	ABC	L 34–36	68,342
September 13	6:00 pm	at No. 22 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	ESPN	L 3–31	50,137
September 20	6:00 pm	Tulane*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN2	W 30–19	42,246
October 4	12:30 pm	East Carolina*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		W 56–0	44,054
October 9	8:00 pm	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey		W 50–3	19,044
October 18	12:00 pm	Temple		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		W 60–7	47,720
November 1	7:30 pm	No. 17 West Virginia		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN	W 40–10	49,273
November 8	3:30 pm	Boston College	No. 22	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	CBS	W 20–13	49,153
November 15	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 19	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 32–27	46,102
November 29	3:30 pm	at Miami (FL)	No. 16	Miami Orange Bowl Miami	CBS	W 33–13	25,147
December 31	7:00 pm[3]	vs. No. 10 Kansas State*	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl)	CBS	L 18–35	69,367
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[]

1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 12 Kevin Johnson Jr FB 44 Rob Konrad Jr QB 5 Donovan McNabb Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 33 Keith Bulluck So S 20 Donovin Darius Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Paul Pasqualoni Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Wisconsin (Kickoff Classic)[]

NC State[]

at Oklahoma[]

at Virginia Tech[]

Tulane[]

East Carolina[]

at Rutgers[]

Temple[]

West Virginia[]

Boston College[]

at Pittsburgh[]

at Miami (FL)[]

Kansas State (Fiesta Bowl)[]

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