1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team
American college football season
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The 1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play. Syracuse was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Colorado. Ranked sixth in the final AP poll, Syracuse was awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, signifying them as champions of the East. To date, this season is the last time that Syracuse won the award and the program's last top-ten finish. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
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Fiesta Bowl champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy | |
Fiesta Bowl, W 26–22 vs. Colorado | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–1 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | George DeLeone (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Kevin Coyle (2nd season) |
| Captains | |
| Home stadium | Carrier Dome |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 7:00 pm | at East Carolina* | No. 10 | W 42–21 | 36,500 | [2] | ||
| September 12 | 3:30 pm | Texas* | No. 9 | ABC | W 31–21 | 49,238 | [3] | |
| September 19 | 6:30 pm | No. 21 Ohio State* | No. 8 |
| ESPN | L 12–35 | 49,629 | [4] |
| October 3 | 4:00 pm | at Louisville* | No. 17 | W 15–9 | 37,323 | [5] | ||
| October 10 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers | No. 15 |
| BEN | W 50–28 | 49,194 | [6] |
| October 17 | 12:00 pm | at No. 24 West Virginia | No. 14 | BEN | W 20–17 | 52,627 | [7] | |
| October 24 | 12:00 pm | at Temple | No. 12 | W 38–7 | 11,221 | [8] | ||
| October 31 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh | No. 12 |
| BEN | W 41–10 | 48,837 | [9] |
| November 7 | 12:00 pm | Virginia Tech | No. 10 |
| BEN | W 28–9 | 49,196 | [10] |
| November 14 | 3:30 pm | at No. 17 Boston College | No. 10 | ABC | W 27–10 | 33,298 | [11] | |
| November 21 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 Miami (FL) | No. 8 |
| ABC | L 10–16 | 49,857 | [12] |
| January 1 | 3:30 pm | vs. No. 10 Colorado* | No. 6 | NBC | W 26–22 | 70,224 | [13] | |
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Roster
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