1986 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1986 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with a 5–6 record and did not qualify for a bowl game.

1986 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1986 record5–6
Head coach
CaptainPete Ewald, Jim Leible & Tim Pidgeon[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Penn State        12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)        11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech        9 2 1
No. 19 Boston College        9 3 0
Tulsa        7 4 0
Florida State        7 4 1
Army        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Temple        6 5 0
Pittsburgh        5 5 1
Rutgers        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
South Carolina        3 6 2
Tulane        4 7 0
West Virginia        4 7 0
Louisville        3 8 0
Navy        3 8 0
Wichita State        3 8 0
East Carolina        2 9 0
Northern Illinois        2 9 0
Memphis State        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6Mississippi StateL 17–2434,216
September 13at ArmyL 28–3338,822
September 20Virginia Tech
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 17–2633,400
September 27Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 10–1633,577
October 4Missouri
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 41–941,035
October 18at No. 6 Penn StateL 3–4285,512
October 25at TempleW 27–2419,422
November 1Pittsburgh
W 24–2034,114
November 8Navy
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 31–2236,796
November 15at Boston CollegeL 9–2732,000
November 22at West VirginiaW 34–2340,106
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Sources:[2][1]

Roster

1986 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 68 Tom Bennett Fr
TE 87 Pat Davis So
RB 36 Robert Drummond So
TE 89 Terry Dougherty Fr
G 56 John Garrett Sr
T 69 Shawn Garrity Sr
G 64 Ken Jenkins Sr
RB 32 Daryl Johnston So
TE 84 Pat Kelly Jr
C 77 Jim Leible Sr
QB 9 Don McPherson Jr
RB 43 Len Nelson So
WR 18 William Pennyfeather Fr
QB 5 Todd Philcox So
WR 16 Scott Schwedes Sr
T 76 Craig Stoeppel So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 85 John Dominic Jr
DL 71 Wes Dove Sr
DT 94 Paul Frase Jr
NG 93 Ted Gregory Jr
DB 24 Chris Ingram So
DB 28 Jeff Mangram So
DB 10 Markus Paul So
LB 54 Tim Pidgeon Sr
LB 99 Roger Remo Sr
DB 21 Jim Sheedy Sr
DL 91 Claus Stuhlweissenburg Jr
LB 52 Derek Ward Jr
LB 90 Terry Wooden Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 4 Jim Fox Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
    2. "1986 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.


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