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American college football season
The 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 24 | 1:00 pm | No. 24 Wisconsin* | No. 17 | | ABC | W 34–0 | 51,185 | |
August 30 | 12:00 pm | NC State* | No. 13 | | | L 31–32 OT | 42,742 | |
September 6 | 2:30 pm | at Oklahoma* | | | ABC | L 34–36 | 68,342 | |
September 13 | 6:00 pm | at No. 22 Virginia Tech | | | ESPN | L 3–31 | 50,137 | |
September 20 | 6:00 pm | Tulane* | | | ESPN2 | W 30–19 | 42,246 | |
October 4 | 12:30 pm | East Carolina* | | | | W 56–0 | 44,054 | [2] |
October 9 | 8:00 pm | at Rutgers | | | | W 50–3 | 19,044 | |
October 18 | 12:00 pm | Temple | | | | W 60–7 | 47,720 | |
November 1 | 7:30 pm | No. 17 West Virginia | | | ESPN | W 40–10 | 49,273 | |
November 8 | 3:30 pm | Boston College | No. 22 | | CBS | W 20–13 | 49,153 | |
November 15 | 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | No. 19 | | ESPN Plus | W 32–27 | 46,102 | |
November 29 | 3:30 pm | at Miami (FL) | No. 16 | | CBS | W 33–13 | 25,147 | |
December 31 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 10 Kansas State* | No. 14 | | CBS | L 18–35 | 69,367 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 21 |
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Coaches | 16 | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 |
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1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries[edit]
Wisconsin (Kickoff Classic)[edit]
NC State[edit]
At Oklahoma[edit]
At Virginia Tech[edit]
East Carolina[edit]
At Rutgers[edit]
West Virginia[edit]
Boston College[edit]
At Pittsburgh[edit]
At Miami (FL)[edit]
Kansas State (Fiesta Bowl)[edit]
References[edit]
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National championships in bold |