| 1996 Syracuse Orangemen football | |
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Big East co-champion Liberty Bowl champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 30–17 vs. Houston | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| AP | No. 21 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–1 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | George DeLeone (10th as OC, 12th overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Norm Gerber (13th season) |
| Captain | Kevin Abrams, Harvey Pennypacker, Malcolm Thomas[1] |
| Home stadium | Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Miami (FL) + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Syracuse + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1996 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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 24 North Carolina* | No. 9 | ESPN2 | L 10–27 | 48,097 | ||
| September 21 | 7:30 pm | at Minnesota* | No. 23 | ESPN2 | L 33–35 | 45,756 | ||
| September 28 | 3:30 pm | No. 18 Virginia Tech |
| CBS | W 52–21 | 49,069 | ||
| October 5 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers |
| ESPN+ | W 42–0 | 48,112 | ||
| October 12 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh |
| ESPN+ | W 55–7 | 45,103 | ||
| October 26 | 12:00 pm | at Boston College | CBS | W 45–17 | 44,500 | |||
| November 2 | 3:30 pm | at No. 18 West Virginia | CBS | W 30–7 | 56,312 | |||
| November 9 | 3:30 pm | at Tulane* | No. 24 | W 31–7 | 13,537 | [2] | ||
| November 16 | 6:00 pm | No. 22 Army* | No. 19 |
| ESPN | W 42–17 | 49,257 | [3] |
| November 23 | 12:00 pm | at Temple | No. 16 | ESPN+ | W 36–15 | 4,312 | ||
| November 30 | 3:30 pm | No. 23 Miami (FL) | No. 16 |
| CBS | L 31–38 | 49,426 | |
| December 27 | 3:00 pm | vs. Houston* | No. 23 | ESPN | W 30–17 | 49,163 | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 10 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
| Coaches | 13 | 11 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | |
Roster
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References
- ↑ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
- ↑ "Syracuse smothers Green Wave 31–7". Democrat and Chronicle. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "McNabb regrets salute". The Sentinel. Syracuse, New York. AP. November 20, 1996. p. 20. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ DeLassus, David. "Syracuse (NY) State Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
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