1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 21
Captain	Kevin Abrams, Harvey Pennypacker, Malcolm Thomas

1996 Big East Conference football standings
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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

September 76:00 PMNo. 24 North Carolina*No. 9

ESPN2L 10–2748,097 September 217:30 PMat Minnesota*No. 23

ESPN2L 33–35 45,756 September 283:30 PMNo. 18 Virginia Tech

CBSW 52–2149,069 October 512:00 PMRutgers

ESPN+W 42–048,112 October 1212:00 PMPittsburgh

ESPN+W 55–745,103 October 2612:00 PMat Boston College

CBSW 45–1744,500 November 23:30 PMat No. 18 West Virginia

CBSW 30–756,312 November 93:30 PMat Tulane*No. 24

W 31–713,537 November 166:00 PMNo. 22 Army*No. 19

ESPNW 42–1749,257 November 2312:00 PMat TempleNo. 16

ESPN+W 36–154,312 November 303:30 PMNo. 23 Miami (FL)No. 16

CBSL 31–38 49,426 December 273:00 PMvs. Houston*No. 23

ESPNW 30–1749,163

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