1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season 10–2 with a victory in the 1993 Fiesta Bowl over Colorado. Ranked 6th in the final AP Poll, the team was awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, signifying them as champions of the East. As of 2020, this is the last time the Orangemen won the award, and also the school's last top-10 ranked finish.

1992 Syracuse Orangemen football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 26–22 vs. Colorado
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
1992 record	10–2 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (2nd season)
Captain	David Walker, Glen Young[1]
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 50,000)

1992 Big East Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	at East Carolina*	No. 10	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, North Carolina		W 42–21	36,500
September 12	3:30 pm	Texas*	No. 9	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ABC	W 31–21	49,238
September 19	6:30 pm	No. 21 Ohio State*	No. 8	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN	L 12–35	49,629
October 3	4:00 pm	at Louisville*	No. 17	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky		W 15–9	37,323
October 10	12:00 pm	Rutgers	No. 15	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	BEN	W 50–28	49,194
October 17	12:00 pm	at No. 24 West Virginia	No. 14	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	CBS	W 20–17	52,627
October 24	12:00 pm	at Temple	No. 12	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia		W 38–7	11,221
October 31	12:00 pm	Pittsburgh	No. 12	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	BEN	W 41–10	48,837
November 7	12:00 pm	Virginia Tech	No. 10	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	BEN	W 28–9	49,196
November 14	3:30 pm	at No. 17 Boston College	No. 10	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–10	33,298
November 21	3:30 pm	No. 1 Miami (FL)	No. 8	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ABC	L 10–16	49,857
January 1	3:30 pm	vs. No. 10 Colorado*	No. 6	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 26–22	70,224
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source:[2]

Roster

1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 79 Kyle Adams Jr TE 84 Chris Gedney Sr QB 5 Marvin Graves Sr WR 8 Marvin Harrison Fr WR 45 Qadry Ismail Sr RB 33 David Walker Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 26 Ousmaue Bary Sr LB 51 Matt Greco Sr DB 27 Bob Grosvenor Jr DB 9 Dwayne Joseph Jr LB 52 Glen Young Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 4 Pat O'Neill Jr	Head coach Paul Pasqualoni Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
2. DeLassus, David. "Syracuse Yearly Results: 1990–1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved March 2, 2013.