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1983 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1983 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainBlaise Winter & Brent Ziegler[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
Virginia Tech       9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College       9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia       9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina       8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh       8 3 1
Florida State       8 4 0
Penn State       8 4 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Memphis State       6 4 1
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Cincinnati     4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana       4 6 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Louisville       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Rutgers       3 8 0
Army       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a 6–5 record, but were not invited a bowl game.

Schedule

September 2at Temple

L 6–17 11,549 September 10Kent State

W 22–10 24,605 September 17Northwestern

  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY

W 35–0 25,979 September 24Rutgers

  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY

W 17–13 26,497 October 1at No. 1 Nebraska

L 7–63 76,382 October 8at No. 16 Maryland

L 13–34 43,700 October 15Penn State

L 6–17 50,010 October 29at Pittsburgh

L 10–13 52,374 November 5at Navy

W 14–7 22,009 November 12No. 13 Boston College

W 21–10 41,225 November 19No. 14 West Virginia

W 27–16 36,661

Template:CFB Schedule End Sources:[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. ^ "1983 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.