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1991 Syracuse

10–⁠2 (5–⁠0 Big East), coached by Paul Pasqualoni, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1991, game by game: won vs. Vanderbilt 37–10; won at Maryland 31–17; won vs. No. 5 Florida 38–21; won at Tulane 24–0; lost at No. 1 Florida State 14–46; lost vs. East Carolina 20–23; won at No. 20 Pittsburgh 31–27; won at Rutgers 21–7; won vs. Temple 27–6; won vs. Boston College 38–16; won vs. West Virginia 16–10; won vs. No. 25 Ohio State 24–17+27−32Won 37–10 vs. Vanderbilt+27VanderbiltWon 31–17 at Maryland+14MarylandWon 38–21 vs. No. 5 Florida+17No. 5 FloridaWon 24–0 at Tulane+24TulaneLost 14–46 at No. 1 Florida State-32No. 1 Florida StateLost 20–23 vs. East Carolina-3East CarolinaWon 31–27 at No. 20 Pittsburgh+4No. 20 PittsburghWon 21–7 at Rutgers+14RutgersWon 27–6 vs. Temple+21TempleWon 38–16 vs. Boston College+22Boston CollegeWon 16–10 vs. West Virginia+6West VirginiaWon 24–17 vs. No. 25 Ohio State+7No. 25 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsVanderbiltW 37–⁠1087%
Sep 14atMarylandW 31–⁠1754%
Sep 21vs5FloridaW 38–⁠2152%
Sep 28atTulaneW 24–⁠080%
Oct 5at1Florida StateL 14–⁠4630%
Oct 12vsEast CarolinaL 20–⁠2372%
Oct 19at20PittsburghW 31–⁠2752%
Oct 26atRutgersW 21–⁠769%
Nov 2vsTempleW 27–⁠683%
Nov 16vsBoston CollegeW 38–⁠1678%
Nov 23vsWest VirginiaW 16–⁠1078%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs25Ohio StateHall of Fame BowlW 24–⁠1761%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 24–⁠17 in the Hall of Fame Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big East.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 25
  2. Wk 2: 24
  3. Wk 3: 22
  4. Wk 4: 18
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 15
  8. Wk 8: 24
  9. Wk 9: 18
  10. Wk 10: 18
  11. Wk 11: 17
  12. Wk 12: 17
  13. Wk 13: 16
  14. Wk 14: 16
  15. Wk 15: 16
  16. Final: 11

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 1991.

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠0 shared first in Big East
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 10
Points
321–⁠200
Coach
Paul Pasqualoni
Elo
1712 +107 this season
SP+ rating
15.4 No. 18 of 104; offense No. 28, defense No. 20
SRS
11.7 No. 17 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George DeLeone
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Coyle
Captains
Andrew Dees, Mark McDonald, Tim Sandquist and Greg Walker

1991 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Syracuse5–⁠010–⁠211
Miami2–⁠012–⁠01
Virginia Tech1–⁠05–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠26–⁠5
West Virginia3–⁠46–⁠5
Rutgers2–⁠36–⁠5
Boston College2–⁠44–⁠7
Temple0–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.