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1991 Syracuse Orangemen football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record10–2 (5–0 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (1st season)
CaptainAndrew Dees, Mark McDonald, Tim Sandquist, Greg Walker[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Syracuse 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 1 Miami (FL) 2 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Virginia Tech 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boston College 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play. Syracuse was invited to the Hall of Fame Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Ohio State. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Two new eras began for Syracuse football in 1991. It was the first season as head coach for Paul Pasqualoni, who was promoted from assistant after Dick MacPherson, who had led the Orangemen for the previous 11 seasons, left to take the head coaching job for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). 1991 was also the first season in which the Big East Conference sponsored football, although the conference would not establish a full round-robin schedule in the sport until the 1993 season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 712:00 pmVanderbilt*No. 24
BENW 37–1035,541[2]
September 147:00 pmat Maryland*No. 22
W 31–1741,310[3]
September 213:30 pmNo. 5 Florida*daggerNo. 18
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ABCW 38–2149,823[4][5]
September 288:00 pmat Tulane*No. T–10
W 24–019,729[6]
October 53:30 pmat No. 1 Florida State*No. 10
ABCL 14–4661,231
October 121:30 pmEast Carolina*No. 15
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 20–2337,767[7]
October 191:30 pmat No. 20 PittsburghNo. 24
W 31–2742,707
October 2612:00 pmat RutgersNo. 18
BENW 21–730,162
November 21:30 pmTempleNo. 18
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 27–646,819
November 1612:00 pmBoston CollegeNo. 17
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
BENW 38–1645,453
November 234:00 pmWest VirginiaNo. 16
ESPNW 16–1045,263[8]
January 11:00 pmvs. Ohio State*No. 16
NBCW 24–1757,789
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

1991 team players in the NFL

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Player Round Pick Position Club
George Rooks 10 265 Defensive Tackle New York Giants

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References

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  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. ^ "Big hit springs SU, 37–10". Democrat and Chronicle. September 8, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Orange beats Terps". Press and Sun-Bulletin. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dame, Mike (September 22, 1991). "Orange Crush Gators, 38-21". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 31. Retrieved January 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Sari Linn, Debra (September 22, 1991). "Orangemen Offer Gators an Option". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 39. Retrieved January 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "SU's long-range Missile: Ismail's big-gainers lead Orange past Tulane, 24–0". Press and Sun-Bulletin. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "E. Carolina numbs SU". Democrat and Chronicle. October 13, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Graves' late TD run gives Syracuse victory". The State. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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