1989 Syracuse Orangemen football team American college football season
The 1989 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Dick MacPherson, the Orangemen compiled a record of 8–4. Syracuse was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Georgia. The team also played its final regular season game in Tokyo, at the Coca-Cola Classic against Louisville.[2] Syracuse played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Temple | No. 14 | | | W 43–3 | 20,150 | |
September 16 | Army | No. 11 | | | W 10–7 | 48,331 | |
September 23 | at No. 13 Pittsburgh | No. 10 | | | L 23–30 | 45,762 | |
October 7 | No. 22 Florida State | No. 17 | | | L 10–41 | 49,832 | |
October 14 | No. 23 Penn State | | | | L 12–34 | 49,876 | |
October 21 | at Rutgers | | | | W 49–28 | 29,276 | |
October 28 | East Carolina | | | | W 18–16 | 48,731 | [3] |
November 4 | Boston College | | | | W 23–11 | 49,781 | |
November 11 | at Navy | | | | W 38–17 | 29,032 | |
| No. 17 West Virginia | | | | L 17–24 | 46,757 | [4] |
| vs. Louisville | | | | W 24–13 | 50,000 | [2] |
December 30 | vs. Georgia | | | ABC | W 19–18 | 44,911 | [5] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
- ^ a b Andrews, Cooper (December 5, 2024). "'The best 6 days of my life': Reliving Syracuse football's Tokyo trip 35 years later". The Daily Orange. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ "Last-gasp FG saves Syracuse, amen". Press and Sun-Bulletin. October 29, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia slips past Syracuse". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 24, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late FG leaves Bulldogs in pits". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 31, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1989 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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