American college football season
The1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team representedSyracuse University as a member of theBig East Conference during the1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coachPaul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play. Syracuse was invited to theFiesta Bowl, where the Orangemen defeatedColorado. Ranked sixth in the finalAP poll, Syracuse was awarded theLambert-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 theCarrier Dome inSyracuse, New York.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 7:00 pm | atEast Carolina* | No. 10 | | | W 42–21 | 36,500 | [2] |
| September 12 | 3:30 pm | Texas* | No. 9 | | ABC | W 31–21 | 49,238 | |
| September 19 | 6:30 pm | No. 21Ohio State* | No. 8 | | ESPN | L 12–35 | 49,629 | |
| October 3 | 4:00 pm | atLouisville* | No. 17 | | | W 15–9 | 37,323 | |
| October 10 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers | No. 15 | | BEN | W 50–28 | 49,194 | |
| October 17 | 12:00 pm | at No. 24West Virginia | No. 14 | | CBS | W 20–17 | 52,627 | [3] |
| October 24 | 12:00 pm | atTemple | No. 12 | | | W 38–7 | 11,221 | |
| October 31 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh | No. 12 | | BEN | W 41–10 | 48,837 | [4] |
| November 7 | 12:00 pm | Virginia Tech | No. 10 | | BEN | W 28–9 | 49,196 | |
| November 14 | 3:30 pm | at No. 17Boston College | No. 10 | | ABC | W 27–10 | 33,298 | |
| November 21 | 3:30 pm | No. 1Miami (FL) | No. 8 | | ABC | L 10–16 | 49,857 | |
| January 1 | 3:30 pm | vs. No. 10Colorado* | No. 6 | | NBC | W 26–22 | 70,224 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are inEastern time
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| 1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt
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- ^2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
- ^"Missile fuels 42–21 victory in SU opener".Democrat and Chronicle. September 6, 1992. RetrievedMarch 6, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Syracuse KO's W. Va".The Boston Globe. The Associated Press. October 18, 1992. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"SU smacks Hokies, 28–9".The Post-Star. November 8, 1992. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^DeLassus, David."Syracuse Yearly Results: 1990–1994".College Football Data Warehouse. Archived fromthe original on October 22, 2012. RetrievedMarch 2, 2013.
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