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1990 Syracuse

7–⁠4–⁠2, coached by Dick MacPherson.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1990, game by game: lost vs. No. 9 USC 16–34; won vs. Temple 19–9; tied vs. No. 19 Michigan State 23–23; tied vs. No. 25 Pittsburgh 20–20; won at Vanderbilt 49–14; lost at Penn State 21–27; won vs. Rutgers 42–0; won at Army 26–14; won at Boston College 35–6; lost vs. Tulane 24–26; won at West Virginia 31–7; lost at No. 2 Miami 7–33; won vs. Arizona 28–0+42−26Lost 16–34 vs. No. 9 USC-18No. 9 USCWon 19–9 vs. Temple+10TempleTied 23–23 vs. No. 19 Michigan State0No. 19 Michigan StateTied 20–20 vs. No. 25 Pittsburgh0No. 25 PittsburghWon 49–14 at Vanderbilt+35VanderbiltLost 21–27 at Penn State-6Penn StateWon 42–0 vs. Rutgers+42RutgersWon 26–14 at Army+12ArmyWon 35–6 at Boston College+29Boston CollegeLost 24–26 vs. Tulane-2TulaneWon 31–7 at West Virginia+24West VirginiaLost 7–33 at No. 2 Miami-26No. 2 MiamiWon 28–0 vs. Arizona+28Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs9USCL 16–⁠3438%
Sep 8vsTempleW 19–⁠981%
Sep 15vs19Michigan StateT 23–⁠2353%
Sep 22vs25PittsburghT 20–⁠2058%
Oct 6atVanderbiltW 49–⁠1472%
Oct 13atPenn StateL 21–⁠2740%
Oct 20vsRutgersW 42–⁠079%
Oct 27atArmyW 26–⁠1462%
Nov 3atBoston CollegeW 35–⁠659%
Nov 10vsTulaneL 24–⁠2685%
Nov 17atWest VirginiaW 31–⁠752%
Nov 24at2MiamiL 7–⁠3326%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvsArizonaAloha BowlW 28–⁠058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 28–⁠0 in the Aloha Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1990.

Consensus All-AmericanJohn Flannery, C

Record
7–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
341–⁠213
Coach
Dick MacPherson
Elo
1658 +69 this season
SP+ rating
9.8 No. 34 of 104; offense No. 50, defense No. 27
SRS
10.9 No. 26 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George DeLeone
Captains
John Flannery, Duane Kinnon, Gary McCummings and Rob Thomson

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 2John Flannery CHouston Oilers
Rd 4Rob Carpenter WRCincinnati Bengals