1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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 sixth 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-ten ranked finish.

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

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
CBSW 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.#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. "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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