1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1992 Syracuse Orangemen football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
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 season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
1992 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Rutgers 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Boston College 2 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
Pittsburgh 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Temple 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 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 as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play. Syracuse was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Colorado. Ranked sixth in the final AP poll, Syracuse was awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, signifying them as champions of the East. To date, this season is the last time that Syracuse won the award and the program's last top-ten finish. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pmat East Carolina*No. 10
W 42–2136,500[2]
September 123:30 pmTexas*No. 9
ABCW 31–2149,238
September 196:30 pmNo. 21 Ohio State*No. 8
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNL 12–3549,629
October 34:00 pmat Louisville*No. 17
W 15–937,323
October 1012:00 pmRutgersNo. 15
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
BENW 50–2849,194
October 1712:00 pmat No. 24 West VirginiaNo. 14
BENW 20–1752,627[3]
October 2412:00 pmat TempleNo. 12
W 38–711,221
October 3112:00 pmPittsburghNo. 12
BENW 41–1048,837[4]
November 712:00 pmVirginia TechNo. 10
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
BENW 28–949,196
November 143:30 pmat No. 17 Boston CollegeNo. 10
ABCW 27–1033,298
November 213:30 pmNo. 1 Miami (FL)No. 8
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ABCL 10–1649,857
January 13:30 pmvs. No. 10 Colorado*No. 6
NBCW 26–2270,224
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 79 Kyle Adams Jr
LT 74 Melvin Tuten So
FB 32 Marcus Lee Jr
TE 84 Chris Gedney Sr
QB 5 Marvin Graves Sr
WR 8 Marvin Harrison Fr
WR 45 Qadry Ismail Sr
WR 12 Shelby Hill Jr
WR 82 Kerry Ferrell Sr
RB 33 David Walker Sr
RB 44 Terry Richardson Jr
FB 38 Al Wooten Jr
WR 80 Antonio Johnson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 26 Ousmaue Bary Sr
LB 51 Matt Greco Sr
SS 27 Bob Grosvenor Jr
CB 9 Dwayne Joseph Jr
LB 52 Glen Young Sr
DE 98 Ernie Brown Jr
FS 18 Tony Jones So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 4 Pat O'Neill Jr
K 1 John Biskup Sr
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. ^ "Missile fuels 42–21 victory in SU opener". Democrat and Chronicle. September 6, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Syracuse KO's W. Va". The Boston Globe. The Associated Press. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SU smacks Hokies, 28–9". The Post-Star. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 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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