2004 Syracuse Orange football team

2004 Syracuse Orange football

Co-Big East Champions
Champs Sports Bowl, L 14–51 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2004 record	6–6 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262)

2004 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#25 Pittsburgh $+		4	–	2		8	–	4
#21 Boston College +		4	–	2		9	–	3
West Virginia +		4	–	2		8	–	4
Syracuse +		4	–	2		6	–	6
Connecticut		3	–	3		8	–	4
Rutgers		1	–	5		4	–	7
Temple		1	–	5		2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orange were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

This was the first season in which Syracuse used the nickname of Orange. Previously, Syracuse had respectively used "Orangemen" for men's sports, including football, and "Orangewomen" for women's sports.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:30 PM	at #24 Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ABC	L 0–51	56,827
September 11	6:00 PM	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY		W 37–17	29,013
September 18	12:00 PM	Cincinnati*	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	W 19–7	32,893
September 25	3:30 PM	at #12 Virginia*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA		L 10–31	59,699
October 2	12:00 PM	Rutgers	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	W 41–31	40,153
October 9	7:00 PM	#8 Florida State*	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 13–17	40,359
October 21	7:30 PM	at #15 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 6–27	52,909
October 30	1:30 PM	Connecticut	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		W 42–30	34,545
November 6	12:00 PM	Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	W 38–31	37,211
November 13	12:00 PM	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 24–34	15,564
November 27	1:00 PM	at #17 Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	W 43–17	44,500
December 21	7:45 PM	vs. Georgia Tech*	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–51	28,237
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ http://www.suathletics.com/sports/2004/12/22/bowlBoxScore.aspx

Syracuse Orange football

Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–1978) Carrier Dome (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Colgate Penn State Pittsburgh West Virginia

Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Alma Mater "Down the Field" Marching band The Express Scandal Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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