1992 Syracuse Orangemen football
Eastern champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 26–22 vs. Colorado
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (6th as OC, 8th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (2nd season)
CaptainDavid Walker, Glen Young[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
1992 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 0 011 1 0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 1 010 2 0
Rutgers 4 2 07 4 0
No. 21 Boston College 2 1 18 3 1
West Virginia 2 3 15 4 2
Pittsburgh 1 3 03 9 0
Virginia Tech 1 4 02 8 1
Temple 0 6 01 10 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season 10–2 with a victory in the 1993 Fiesta Bowl over Colorado. Ranked 6th in the final AP Poll, the team was awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, signifying them as champions of the East. As of 2020, this is the last time the Orangemen won the award, and also the school's last top-10 ranked finish.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 pmat East Carolina*No. 10W 42–2136,500
September 123:30 pmTexas*No. 9ABCW 31–2149,238
September 196:30 pmNo. 21 Ohio State*No. 8
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ESPNL 12–3549,629
October 34:00 pmat Louisville*No. 17W 15–937,323
October 1012:00 pmRutgersNo. 15
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
BENW 50–2849,194
October 1712:00 pmat No. 24 West VirginiaNo. 14CBSW 20–1752,627
October 2412:00 pmat TempleNo. 12W 38–711,221
October 3112:00 pmPittsburghNo. 12
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
BENW 41–1048,837
November 712:00 pmVirginia TechNo. 10
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
BENW 28–949,196
November 143:30 pmat No. 17 Boston CollegeNo. 10ABCW 27–1033,298
November 213:30 pmNo. 1 Miami (FL)No. 8
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, New York
ABCL 10–1649,857
January 13:30 pmvs. No. 10 Colorado*No. 6NBCW 26–2270,224
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 79 Kyle Adams Jr
TE 84 Chris Gedney Sr
QB 5 Marvin Graves Sr
WR 8 Marvin Harrison Fr
WR 45 Qadry Ismail Sr
RB 33 David Walker Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 26 Ousmaue Bary Sr
LB 51 Matt Greco Sr
DB 27 Bob Grosvenor Jr
DB 9 Dwayne Joseph Jr
LB 52 Glen Young Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 4 Pat O'Neill Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. DeLassus, David. "Syracuse Yearly Results: 1990–1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.


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