1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1990 Syracuse Orangemen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Arizona
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
Record	7–4–2
Head coach	Dick MacPherson (10th season)
Captain	John Flannery, Duane Kinnon, Gary McCummings & Rob Thomson
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 50,000)

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					8	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	2
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					5	–	6	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Akron			–					3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa			–					3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. This season marked the end of two eras for Syracuse football. First, it was Dick MacPherson's final year as head coach. He would leave to coach the 1991 New England Patriots. Second, it was the final season for Syracuse football as an independent. Starting with the 1991 season, the Big East Conference, of which Syracuse was a founding member, began sponsoring football competition.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 pm	vs. No. 9 USC	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic VIII)	Raycom	L 16–34	57,293
September 8	7:30 pm	Temple	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		W 19–9	38,925
September 15	7:30 pm	No. 19 Michigan State	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN	T 23–23	49,822
September 22	12:30 pm	No. 25 Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	JPS	T 20–20	47,996
October 6	7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee		W 49–14	30,037
October 13	2:00 pm	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, Pennsylvania	CBS	L 21–27	86,002
October 20	12:00 pm	Rutgers	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	JPS	W 42–0	49,521
October 27	12:00 pm	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	JPS	W 26–14	41,153
November 3	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	JPS	W 35–6	32,213
November 10	1:30 pm	Tulane	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York		L 24–26	48,488
November 17	12:00 pm	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia	JPS	W 31–7	44,669
November 24	7:30 pm	at No. 2 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami	ESPN	L 7–33	66,196
December 25	3:30 pm	vs. Arizona	Aloha Stadium Honolulu (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 28–0	32,217
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 7 Rob Carpenter Jr C 71 Dan Erickson Sr WR 82 Kerry Ferrell So C 53 John Flannery Sr TE 84 Chris Gedney So QB 5 Marvin Graves So WR 45 Qadry Ismail So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 9 Dwayne Joseph Fr LB 52 Glen Young So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 4 Pat O'Neill Fr	Head coach Dick MacPherson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt