1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1992 Syracuse Orangemen football
Eastern champion 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
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 50,000)

1992 Big East 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

The 1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen finished the season 10–2.

Schedule

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

Syracuse Orange football
Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–78) Giants Stadium (1979) Rich Stadium (1979) Schoellkopf Field (1979) Carrier Dome (1980–present)
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