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1993 Syracuse

6–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠4 Big East), coached by Paul Pasqualoni.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1993, game by game: won vs. Ball State 35–12; won at East Carolina 41–22; tied at Texas 21–21; won vs. Cincinnati 24–21; lost vs. Boston College 29–33; won at Pittsburgh 24–21; lost at No. 6 Miami 0–49; lost vs. No. 13 West Virginia 0–43; won vs. Temple 52–3; lost at Virginia Tech 24–45; won at Rutgers 31–18+49−49Won 35–12 vs. Ball State+23Ball StateWon 41–22 at East Carolina+19East CarolinaTied 21–21 at Texas0TexasWon 24–21 vs. Cincinnati+3CincinnatiLost 29–33 vs. Boston College-4Boston CollegeWon 24–21 at Pittsburgh+3PittsburghLost 0–49 at No. 6 Miami-49No. 6 MiamiLost 0–43 vs. No. 13 West Virginia-43No. 13 West VirginiaWon 52–3 vs. Temple+49TempleLost 24–45 at Virginia Tech-21Virginia TechWon 31–18 at Rutgers+13Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsBall StateW 35–⁠1279%
Sep 9atEast CarolinaW 41–⁠2267%
Sep 18atTexasT 21–⁠2165%
Sep 25vsCincinnatiW 24–⁠2184%
Oct 2vsBoston CollegeL 29–⁠3377%
Oct 16atPittsburghW 24–⁠2179%
Oct 23at6MiamiL 0–⁠4932%
Oct 30vs13West VirginiaL 0–⁠4361%
Nov 6vsTempleW 52–⁠390%
Nov 13atVirginia TechL 24–⁠4547%
Nov 26atRutgersW 31–⁠1859%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 31–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big East.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 23
  8. Wk 8: 24
  9. Wk 9: 23

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 1993.

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
281–⁠288
Coach
Paul Pasqualoni
Elo
1584 −63 this season
SP+ rating
3.9 No. 48 of 105; offense No. 42, defense No. 59
SRS
−2.6 No. 62 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George DeLeone
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Coyle
Captains
Marvin Graves, Dwayne Joseph and John Reagan

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 2Kevin Mitchell LBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Pat O’Neill PNew England Patriots

1993 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia7–⁠011–⁠17
Miami6–⁠19–⁠315
Boston College5–⁠29–⁠313
Virginia Tech4–⁠39–⁠322
Syracuse3–⁠46–⁠4–⁠1
Pittsburgh2–⁠53–⁠8
Rutgers1–⁠64–⁠7
Temple0–⁠71–⁠10

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