1984 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1984 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a 6–5 record, but were not invited a bowl game.

1984 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1984 record6–5
Head coachDick MacPherson (4th season)
CaptainMarty Chalk, Jaime Covington, Jim Gorzalski & Jamie Kimmel[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Boston College        10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina        10 2 0
Army        8 3 1
Rutgers        7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State        7 3 2
Virginia Tech        8 4 0
West Virginia        8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)        8 5 0
Notre Dame        7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Penn State        6 5 0
Syracuse        6 5 0
Temple        6 5 0
Memphis State        5 5 1
Navy        4 6 1
Southern Miss        4 7 0
Pittsburgh        3 7 1
Tulane        3 8 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
East Carolina        2 9 0
Louisville        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at Maryland
W 23–738,850
September 15at Northwestern
W 13–1223,199
September 22Rutgers
L 0–1941,810
September 29No. 1 Nebraska
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 17–947,280
October 6at Florida
L 0–1670,189
October 13at West Virginia
L 10–2057,741
October 20at No. 19 Penn StateL 3–2185,860
October 27Army
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 27–1641,438
November 3Pittsburgh
W 13–746,489
November 10Navy
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 29–044,090
November 17at No. 13 Boston College
L 16–2460,890
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

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References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. "1984 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.


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