1982 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1982 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 2–9 record.

1982 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
CaptainGerry Feehery[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
1982 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh 4 1 09 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia 4 2 09 3 0
Boston College 3 2 08 3 1
Rutgers 1 5 05 6 0
Temple 1 5 04 7 0
Syracuse 1 5 02 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State      11 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh      9 3 0
No. 13 Florida State      9 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia      9 3 0
Boston College      8 3 1
Southwestern Louisiana      7 3 1
East Carolina      7 4 0
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Virginia Tech      7 4 0
Notre Dame      6 4 1
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Navy      6 5 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
Army      4 7 0
South Carolina      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Syracuse      2 9 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at RutgersW 31–820,890
September 11TempleL 18–2329,574
September 18Illinois
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 10–4730,128
September 25at IndianaL 10–1742,020
October 2Maryland
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 3–2630,214[2]
October 16at No. 8 Penn StateL 7–2884,762
October 23No. 2 Pittsburgh
L 0–1442,321
October 30Colgate
W 49–1536,076[3]
November 6Navy
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 18–2043,443
November 13at Boston CollegeL 13–2021,500
November 20at No. 16 West VirginiaL 0–2648,456[4]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. "Terps hand Orange 4th loss, 26–3". The Buffalo News. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Davis, Ken (October 31, 1982). "SU Tailback Triggers Rout". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 7C, 2C via Newspapers.com.
  4. "West Virginia gives SU the boot". The Sunday Press. November 21, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1982 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.


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