1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1997 Syracuse Orangemen football
Big East champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 18–35 vs. Kansas State
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 21
Record9–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
CaptainKeith Downing, Donovin Darius, Rod Gadson, Brad Patkochis[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big East Conference football standings
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 241:00 PMNo. 24 Wisconsin*No. 17
ABCW 34–051,185
August 3012:00 PMNC State*No. 13
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
L 31–3242,742
September 62:30 PMat Oklahoma*
ABCL 34–3668,342
September 136:00 PMat No. 22 Virginia Tech
ESPNL 3–3150,137
September 206:00 PMTulane*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPN2W 30–1942,246
October 412:30 PMEast Carolina*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
W 56–044,054
October 98:00 PMat Rutgers
W 50–319,044
October 1812:00 PMTemple
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
W 60–747,720
November 17:30 PMNo. 17 West Virginia
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPNW 40–1049,273
November 83:30 PMBoston CollegeNo. 22
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
CBSW 20–1349,153
November 1512:00 PMat PittsburghNo. 19
ESPN+W 32–2746,102
November 293:30 PMat Miami (FL)No. 16
CBSW 33–1325,147
December 317:00 PM[2]vs. No. 10 Kansas State*No. 14
CBSL 18–3569,367
  • *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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Wisconsin (Kickoff Classic)

See also: 1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1–1 1972 L 7–31

NC State

See also: 1997 NC State Wolfpack football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 1978 L 19–27

at Oklahoma

See also: 1997 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 1994 L 29–30

at Virginia Tech

See also: 1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–4 1996 W 52–21

Tulane

See also: 1997 Tulane Green Wave football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 1996 W 31–7

East Carolina

See also: 1997 East Carolina Pirates football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–2 1995 L 24–27

at Rutgers

See also: 1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–4–1 1996 W 42–0

Temple

See also: 1997 Temple Owls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–8–1 1996 W 36–15

West Virginia

See also: 1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–18 1996 W 30–7

Boston College

See also: 1997 Boston College Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–14 1996 W 45–17

at Pittsburgh

See also: 1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–25–3 1996 W 55–7

at Miami (FL)

See also: 1997 Miami Hurricanes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–10 1996 L 31–38

Kansas State (Fiesta Bowl)

Main article: 1997 Fiesta Bowl (December)
See also: 1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/425518642/?terms=fiesta%2Bbowl
  3. ^ 1997 Football Schedule


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