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American college football season
The 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Big East title. Syracuse was invited to theFiesta Bowl, where the Orangemen lost to Kansas State. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 24 | 1:00 pm | No. 24 Wisconsin* | No. 17 | | ABC | W 34–0 | 51,185 | |
August 30 | 12:00 pm | NC State* | No. 13 | | | L 31–32 OT | 42,742 | [2] |
September 6 | 2:30 pm | at Oklahoma* | | | ABC | L 34–36 | 68,342 | |
September 13 | 6:00 pm | at No. 22 Virginia Tech | | | ESPN | L 3–31 | 50,137 | [3] |
September 20 | 6:00 pm | Tulane* | | | ESPN2 | W 30–19 | 42,246 | [4] |
October 4 | 12:30 pm | East Carolina* | | | | W 56–0 | 44,054 | [5] |
October 9 | 8:00 pm | at Rutgers | | | | W 50–3 | 19,044 | |
October 18 | 12:00 pm | Temple | | | | W 60–7 | 47,720 | |
November 1 | 7:30 pm | No. 17 West Virginia | | | ESPN | W 40–10 | 49,273 | [6] |
November 8 | 3:30 pm | Boston College | No. 22 | | CBS | W 20–13 | 49,153 | |
November 15 | 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | No. 19 | | ESPN Plus | W 32–27 | 46,102 | |
November 29 | 3:30 pm | at Miami (FL) | No. 16 | | CBS | W 33–13 | 25,147 | |
December 31 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 10 Kansas State* | No. 14 | | 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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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 21 |
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Coaches | 16 | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 |
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Wisconsin (Kickoff Classic)
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Kansas State (Fiesta Bowl)
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1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
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- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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- ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
- ^ "Syracuse unravels; N.C. State takes advantage". The State. August 31, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies beat Orange to a pulp". The Roanoke Times. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse barely gets by Tulane". Star-Gazette. September 21, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse romps over E. Carolina". Star-Gazette. October 5, 1997. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse overcomes mistakes, W. Virginia". The Journal News. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kekis, John (August 24, 1997). "New look QB McNabb is at heart of Orange". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Associated Press. p. 66. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ 1997 Football Schedule
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