1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1990 Syracuse Orangemen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Arizona
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record7–4–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (4th season)
Captains
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
4 – 1 – 1 7 – 4 – 2
Temple 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Pittsburgh 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Boston College 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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
  –   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 as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Dick MacPherson in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Orangemen compiled a record of 7–4–2. Syracuse was invited to the Aloha Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Arizona. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

This season marked the end of two eras for Syracuse football. MacPherson left after ten season to become head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. 1990 was also the final season that Syracuse competed as an independent. In 1991, the Big East Conference, of which Syracuse was a founding member, began sponsoring football competition.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 318:00 pmvs. No. 9 USC
RaycomL 16–3457,293[2]
September 87:30 pmTemple
W 19–938,925[3]
September 157:30 pmNo. 19 Michigan State
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNT 23–2349,822[4]
September 2212:30 pmNo. 25 Pittsburgh
JPST 20–2047,996[5]
October 67:00 pmat Vanderbilt
W 49–1430,037[6]
October 132:00 pmat Penn State
CBSL 21–2786,002[7]
October 2012:00 pmRutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
JPSW 42–049,521[8]
October 2712:00 pmat Army
JPSW 26–1441,153[9]
November 312:00 pmat Boston College
JPSW 35–632,213[10]
November 101:30 pmTulane
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 24–2648,488[11]
November 1712:00 pmat West Virginia
JPSW 31–744,669[12]
November 247:30 pmat No. 2 Miami (FL)
ESPNL 7–3366,196[13]
December 253:30 pmvs. Arizona
ABCW 28–014,185[14]

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. ^ "Marinovich fires USC by Syracuse". The Star-Ledger. September 1, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Syracuse sloppy in 19–9 victory over Temple". The Pittsburgh Press. September 9, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Langeloh's field goal earns MSU 23–23 tie". The Saginaw News. September 16, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Another tie stymies SU". Democrat and Chronicle. September 23, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Orangemen run roughshod over Vanderbilt, 49–14". Democrat and Chronicle. October 7, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State buries Orange, 27–21". Sunday News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Syracuse dominates Rutgers, 42–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Syracuse beats Cadets late, 26–14". Mount Vernon Argus. October 28, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Graves, Syracuse throttle Boston College 35–6". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Don't say Aloha just yet". Democrat and Chronicle. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Orange will go bowling". Democrat and Chronicle. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Hurricanes blow out Orange". Syracuse Herald-Journal. November 25, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Count Arizona among the no-shows". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 26, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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