1984 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1984 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-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.

1984 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainMarty Chalk, Jaime Covington, Jim Gorzalski & Jamie Kimmel[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
1984 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia 4 2 08 4 0
Penn State 3 2 06 5 0
No. 5 Boston College $ 3 2 010 2 0
Rutgers 3 2 07 3 0
Temple 2 2 06 5 0
Pittsburgh 1 3 03 7 1
Syracuse 1 4 06 5 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Boston College      10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina      10 2 0
Army      8 3 1
Rutgers      7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State      7 3 2
Virginia Tech      8 4 0
West Virginia      8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)      8 5 0
Notre Dame      7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Penn State      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
Temple      6 5 0
Memphis State      5 5 1
Navy      4 6 1
Southern Miss      4 7 0
Pittsburgh      3 7 1
Tulane      3 8 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
East Carolina      2 9 0
Louisville      2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at MarylandW 23–738,850[2]
September 15at NorthwesternW 13–1223,199
September 22RutgersL 0–1941,810
September 29No. 1 Nebraska
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 17–947,280
October 6at FloridaL 0–1670,189[3]
October 13at West VirginiaL 10–2057,741[4]
October 20at No. 19 Penn StateL 3–2185,860
October 27Army
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 27–1641,438
November 3Pittsburgh
W 13–746,489
November 10Navy
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 29–044,090
November 17at No. 13 Boston CollegeL 16–2460,890
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. "Terps' comedy of errors helps Syracuse to rout". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Florida dejuices the Orange, 16–0". The Sunday Press. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "West Virginia return kicks Orange". The Sunday Press. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1984 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.


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