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1992 Syracuse

10–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Big East), coached by Paul Pasqualoni, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1992, game by game: won at East Carolina 42–21; won vs. Texas 31–21; lost vs. No. 21 Ohio State 12–35; won at Louisville 15–9; won vs. Rutgers 50–28; won at No. 24 West Virginia 20–17; won at Temple 38–7; won vs. Pittsburgh 41–10; won vs. Virginia Tech 28–9; won at No. 17 Boston College 27–10; lost vs. No. 1 Miami 10–16; won vs. No. 10 Colorado 26–22+31−23Won 42–21 at East Carolina+21East CarolinaWon 31–21 vs. Texas+10TexasLost 12–35 vs. No. 21 Ohio State-23No. 21 Ohio StateWon 15–9 at Louisville+6LouisvilleWon 50–28 vs. Rutgers+22RutgersWon 20–17 at No. 24 West Virginia+3No. 24 West VirginiaWon 38–7 at Temple+31TempleWon 41–10 vs. Pittsburgh+31PittsburghWon 28–9 vs. Virginia Tech+19Virginia TechWon 27–10 at No. 17 Boston College+17No. 17 Boston CollegeLost 10–16 vs. No. 1 Miami-6No. 1 MiamiWon 26–22 vs. No. 10 Colorado+4No. 10 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atEast CarolinaW 42–⁠2148%
Sep 12vsTexasW 31–⁠2178%
Sep 19vs21Ohio StateL 12–⁠3570%
Oct 3atLouisvilleW 15–⁠976%
Oct 10vsRutgersW 50–⁠2878%
Oct 17at24West VirginiaW 20–⁠1753%
Oct 24atTempleW 38–⁠784%
Oct 31vsPittsburghW 41–⁠1085%
Nov 7vsVirginia TechW 28–⁠982%
Nov 14at17Boston CollegeW 27–⁠1059%
Nov 21vs1MiamiL 10–⁠1646%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs10ColoradoFiesta BowlW 26–⁠2250%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 26–⁠22 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big East.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1992.

Consensus All-AmericanChris Gedney, TE

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Big East
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
340–⁠205
Coach
Paul Pasqualoni
Elo
1721 +79 this season
SP+ rating
17.4 No. 14 of 105; offense No. 21, defense No. 20
SRS
12.8 No. 14 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
George DeLeone
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Coyle
Captains
David Walker and Glen Young

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 2Qadry Ismail WRMinnesota Vikings
Rd 3Chris Gedney TEChicago Bears

1992 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami4–⁠011–⁠13
Syracuse6–⁠110–⁠26
Rutgers4–⁠27–⁠4
Boston College2–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠121
West Virginia2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠2
Pittsburgh1–⁠33–⁠9
Virginia Tech1–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
Temple0–⁠61–⁠10

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