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American college football season
The 1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in
football on behalf of
Syracuse University during the
1996 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 | Source |
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September 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 24
North Carolina* | No. 9 | |
ESPN2 | L 10–27 | 48,097 |
[2] |
September 21 | 7:30 pm | at
Minnesota* | No. 23 | | ESPN2 | L 33–35 | 45,756 | |
September 28 | 3:30 pm | No. 18
Virginia Tech | | |
CBS | W 52–21 | 49,069 |
[3] |
October 5 | 12:00 pm |
Rutgers | | |
ESPN Plus | W 42–0 | 48,112 | |
October 12 | 12:00 pm |
Pittsburgh | | - Carrier Dome
- Syracuse, NY (
rivalry)
| ESPN+ | W 55–7 | 45,103 | |
October 26 | 12:00 pm | at
Boston College | | | CBS | W 45–17 | 44,500 | |
November 2 | 3:30 pm | at No. 18
West Virginia | | | CBS | W 30–7 | 56,312 |
[4] |
November 9 | 3:30 pm | at
Tulane* | No. 24 | | | W 31–7 | 13,537 |
[5] |
November 16 | 6:00 pm | No. 22
Army* | No. 19 | |
ESPN | W 42–17 | 49,257 |
[6] |
November 23 | 12:00 pm | at
Temple | No. 16 | | ESPN Plus | W 36–15 | 4,312 | |
November 30 | 3:30 pm | No. 23
Miami (FL) | No. 16 | | CBS | L 31–38 | 49,426 | |
December 27 | 3:00 pm | vs.
Houston* | No. 23 | | ESPN | W 30–17 | 49,163 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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[7]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | 10 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
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Coaches | 13 | | 11 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
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Roster
1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DB
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4
|
Kevin Abrams
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Sr
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LB
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26
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Mike Brown
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Sr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
-
Redshirt
Roster
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References
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2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
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"Heels' QB too tall an order for SU". Press & Sun-Bulletin. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Syracuse's ground assault halts Hokies". The Buffalo News. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Syracuse rips Mountaineers". The Roanoke Times. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Syracuse smothers Green Wave 31–7". Democrat and Chronicle. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"McNabb regrets salute".
The Sentinel.
Syracuse, New York.
Associated Press. November 20, 1996. p. 20. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ DeLassus, David.
"Syracuse (NY) State Yearly Results: 1995–1999".
College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
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