| 1991 Syracuse Orangemen football | |
Hall of Fame Bowl champion | |
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Hall of Fame Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Ohio State | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| 1991 record | 10–2 (5–0 Big East) |
| Head coach | Paul Pasqualoni (1st season) |
| Captain | Andrew Dees, Mark McDonald, Tim Sandquist & Greg Walker[1] |
| Home stadium | Carrier Dome (Capacity: 50,000) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 Miami § | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 Syracuse § | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| § – Conference co-champions 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.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | 12:00 PM | Vanderbilt* | No. 24 | BEN | W 37–10 | 35,541 | |
| September 14 | 7:00 PM | at Maryland* | No. 22 | W 31–17 | 41,310 | ||
| September 21 | 3:30 PM | No. 5 Florida* | No. 17 |
| ABC | W 38–21 | 49,823 |
| September 28 | 8:00 PM | at Tulane* | No. 10 | W 24–0 | 19,729 | ||
| October 5 | 3:30 PM | at No. 1 Florida State* | No. 10 | ABC | L 14–46 | 61,231 | |
| October 12 | 1:30 PM | East Carolina* | No. 15 |
| L 20–23 | 37,767 | |
| October 19 | 1:30 PM | at No. 20 Pittsburgh | No. 24 | W 31–27 | 42,707 | ||
| October 26 | 12:00 PM | at Rutgers | No. 21 | BEN | W 21–7 | 30,162 | |
| November 2 | 1:30 PM | Temple | No. 18 |
| W 27–6 | 46,819 | |
| November 16 | 12:00 PM | Boston College | No. 17 |
| BEN | W 38–16 | 45,453 |
| November 23 | 4:00 PM | West Virginia | No. 16 |
| ESPN | W 16–10 | 45,263 |
| January 1 | 1:00 PM | vs. Ohio State* | No. 16 | NBC | W 24–17 | 57,789 | |
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1991 team players in the NFL[]
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | Club |
| George Rooks | 10 | 265 | Back | New York Giants |
References[]
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