1983 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1983 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-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.

1983 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainBlaise Winter & Brent Ziegler[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
1983 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 West Virginia 4 1 09 3 0
Penn State 3 1 18 4 1
No. 18 Pittsburgh 2 1 18 3 1
No. 19 Boston College $ 3 2 09 3 0
Syracuse 3 3 06 5 0
Temple 2 4 04 7 0
Rutgers 0 5 03 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
Virginia Tech      9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College      9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia      9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina      8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh      8 3 1
Florida State      8 4 0
Penn State      8 4 1
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Memphis State      6 4 1
Notre Dame      7 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
South Carolina      5 6 0
Cincinnati    4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana      4 6 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Louisville      3 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Rutgers      3 8 0
Army      2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at TempleL 6–1711,549
September 10Kent StateW 22–1024,605
September 17Northwestern
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 35–025,979
September 24Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 17–1326,497
October 1at No. 1 NebraskaL 7–6376,382
October 8at No. 16 MarylandL 13–3443,700[2]
October 15Penn State
L 6–1750,010
October 29at PittsburghL 10–1352,374
November 5at NavyW 14–722,009
November 12No. 13 Boston College
W 21–1041,225
November 19No. 14 West Virginia
W 27–1636,661[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][4]

NFL Draft

Mike Charles (DT) was selected by Miami Dolphins in second round (55th overall).[5]

References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. "Sloppy Maryland routs Syracuse 34–13". Greensboro News & Record. October 9, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Syracuse surprises West Virginia". The Sunday Press. November 20, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1983 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  5. "Miami Dolphins Drugs Don Shula Mike Charles Syracuse Orange Charles Benson Baylor Steve Mormon". The Times. Streator, Illinois. September 21, 1983. p. 21. Retrieved January 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com .


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