1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1997 Syracuse Orangemen football

Big East champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 10–31 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 21
1997 record	9–4 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262)

1997 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#21 Syracuse $		6	–	1		9	–	4
#23 Virginia Tech		5	–	2		7	–	5
West Virginia		4	–	3		7	–	5
Pittsburgh		4	–	3		6	–	6
Miami (FL)		3	–	4		5	–	6
Boston College		3	–	4		4	–	7
Temple		3	–	4		4	–	8
Rutgers		0	–	7		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	1:00 PM	No. 24 Wisconsin*	No. 17	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	W 34–0	51,185
August 30	12:00 PM	NC State*	No. 13	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		L 31–32	42,742
September 6	2:30 PM	at Oklahoma*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	L 34–36	68,342
September 13	6:00 PM	at No. 22 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 3–31	50,137
September 20	6:00 PM	Tulane*		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		W 30–19	42,246
October 4	12:30 PM	East Carolina*		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		W 56–0	44,054
October 9	8:00 PM	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		W 50–3	19,044
October 18	12:00 PM	Temple		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		W 60–7	47,720
November 1	7:30 PM	No. 17 West Virginia		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 40–10	49,273
November 8	3:30 PM	Boston College	No. 22	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	CBS	W 20–13	49,153
November 15	12:00 PM	at Pittsburgh	No. 19	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 32–27	46,102
November 29	3:30 PM	at Miami (FL)	No. 16	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	W 33–13	25,147
December 31	6:00 PM	vs. No. 10 Kansas State*	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	CBS	L 18–35	69,367
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Syracuse Orange football

Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–78) Giants Stadium (1979) Rich Stadium (1979) Schoellkopf Field (1979) Carrier Dome (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Colgate Penn State Pittsburgh West Virginia

Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Alma Mater "Down the Field" Marching band The Express Scandal Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Big East Conference football champions

West Virginia (1993) Miami (FL) (1994) Miami (FL) & Virginia Tech (1995) Miami (FL) & Syracuse & Virginia Tech (1996) Syracuse (1997) Syracuse (1998) Virginia Tech (1999) Miami (FL) (2000) Miami (FL) (2001) Miami (FL) (2002) Miami (FL) & West Virginia (2003) Boston College & Pittsburgh & Syracuse & West Virginia (2004) West Virginia (2005) Louisville (2006) Connecticut & West Virginia (2007) Cincinnati (2008) Cincinnati (2009) Connecticut & Pittsburgh & West Virginia (2010) Cincinnati & Louisville & West Virginia (2011) Cincinnati & Louisville & Rutgers & Syracuse (2012)

National championships in bold

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