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1992 Syracuse Orangemen football
Eastern champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 26–22 vs. Colorado
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator George DeLeone (6th as OC, 8th overall season)
Defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle (2nd season)
Captain David Walker, Glen Young [1]
Home stadium Carrier Dome
Seasons
←  1991
1993 →
1992 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Rutgers 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Boston College 2 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
Pittsburgh 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Temple 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season 10–2 with a victory in the 1993 Fiesta Bowl over Colorado. Ranked sixth in the final AP Poll, the team was awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, signifying them as champions of the East. As of 2020, this is the last time the Orangemen won the award, and also the school's last top-ten ranked finish.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pmat East Carolina*No. 10
W 42–2136,500 [2]
September 123:30 pm Texas*No. 9
 ABCW 31–2149,238
September 196:30 pmNo. 21 Ohio State*No. 8
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
 ESPNL 12–3549,629
October 34:00 pmat Louisville*No. 17
W 15–937,323
October 1012:00 pm RutgersNo. 15
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
 BENW 50–2849,194
October 1712:00 pmat No. 24 West VirginiaNo. 14
 CBSW 20–1752,627 [3]
October 2412:00 pmat TempleNo. 12
W 38–711,221
October 3112:00 pm PittsburghNo. 12
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
BENW 41–1048,837 [4]
November 712:00 pm Virginia TechNo. 10
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
BENW 28–949,196
November 143:30 pmat No. 17 Boston CollegeNo. 10
ABCW 27–1033,298
November 213:30 pmNo. 1 Miami (FL)No. 8
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ABCL 10–1649,857
January 13:30 pmvs. No. 10 Colorado*No. 6
 NBCW 26–2270,224
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5]

Roster

1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 79 Kyle Adams Jr
TE 84 Chris Gedney Sr
QB 5 Marvin Graves Sr
WR 8 Marvin Harrison Fr
WR 45 Qadry Ismail Sr
RB 33 David Walker Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 26 Ousmaue Bary Sr
LB 51 Matt Greco Sr
DB 27 Bob Grosvenor Jr
DB 9 Dwayne Joseph Jr
LB 52 Glen Young Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 4 Pat O'Neill Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. ^ "Missile fuels 42–21 victory in SU opener". Democrat and Chronicle. September 6, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Syracuse KO's W. Va". The Boston Globe. The Associated Press. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SU smacks Hokies, 28–9". The Post-Star. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ DeLassus, David. "Syracuse Yearly Results: 1990–1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.


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