1991 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1991 Syracuse Orangemen football
Hall of Fame Bowl Champions
Hall of Fame Bowl, Win, v. Ohio State, 24–17
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#11
1991 record	10–2 (5–0 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 50,000)

1991 Big East football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#11 Syracuse	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#1 Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	0	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Temple	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1991 Division I-A college football season. The Orangemen finished the season 10–2, winning the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl.

Two new eras began for Syracuse football. It was the first season as head coach for Paul Pasqualoni, who was promoted from assistant after Dick MacPherson, who had led the Orangemen for the previous 11 seasons, left to take the head coaching job at the New England Patriots. More important in the long term, this was the first season in which the Big East Conference sponsored football—although the conference would not establish a full round-robin schedule in the sport until the 1993 season.

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	12:00 PM	Vanderbilt*	#24	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	BEN	W 37–10	35,541
September 14	7:00 PM	at Maryland*	#22	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		W 31–17	41,310
September 21	3:30 PM	#5 Florida*	#17	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ABC	W 38–21	49,823
September 28	8:00 PM	at Tulane*	#10	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 24–0	19,729
October 5	3:30 PM	at #1 Florida State*	#10	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 14–46	61,231
October 12	1:30 PM	East Carolina*	#15	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		L 20–23	37,767
October 19	1:30 PM	at #20 Pittsburgh	#24	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 31–27	42,707
October 26	12:00 PM	at Rutgers	#21	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BEN	W 21–7	30,162
November 2	1:30 PM	Temple	#18	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		W 27–6	46,819
November 16	12:00 PM	Boston College	#17	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	BEN	W 38–16	45,453
November 23	4:00 PM	West Virginia	#16	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 16–10	45,263
January 1	1:00 PM	vs. Ohio State*	#16	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	NBC	W 24–17	57,789
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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1991 Team Players in the NFL

Player	Round	Pick	Position	Club
George Rooks	10	265	Back	New York Giants

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References

Syracuse Orange football

Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–1978) 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

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