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1995 Syracuse

9–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Big East), coached by Paul Pasqualoni, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1995, game by game: won at No. 20 North Carolina 20–9; lost vs. East Carolina 24–27; won vs. Minnesota 27–17; won at Rutgers 27–17; won vs. Temple 31–14; won vs. Eastern Michigan 52–24; won vs. West Virginia 22–0; lost at Virginia Tech 7–31; won at Pittsburgh 42–10; won vs. Boston College 58–29; lost at No. 25 Miami 24–35; won vs. No. 23 Clemson 41–0+41−24Won 20–9 at No. 20 North Carolina+11No. 20 North CarolinaLost 24–27 vs. East Carolina-3East CarolinaWon 27–17 vs. Minnesota+10MinnesotaWon 27–17 at Rutgers+10RutgersWon 31–14 vs. Temple+17TempleWon 52–24 vs. Eastern Michigan+28Eastern MichiganWon 22–0 vs. West Virginia+22West VirginiaLost 7–31 at Virginia Tech-24Virginia TechWon 42–10 at Pittsburgh+32PittsburghWon 58–29 vs. Boston College+29Boston CollegeLost 24–35 at No. 25 Miami-11No. 25 MiamiWon 41–0 vs. No. 23 Clemson+41No. 23 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at20North CarolinaW 20–⁠939%
Sep 9vsEast CarolinaL 24–⁠2769%
Sep 23vsMinnesotaW 27–⁠1771%
Sep 30atRutgersW 27–⁠1759%
Oct 7vsTempleW 31–⁠1487%
Oct 14vsEastern MichiganW 52–⁠2469%
Oct 21vsWest VirginiaW 22–⁠066%
Nov 4atVirginia TechL 7–⁠3143%
Nov 11atPittsburghW 42–⁠1073%
Nov 18vsBoston CollegeW 58–⁠2977%
Nov 25at25MiamiL 24–⁠3539%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs23ClemsonGator BowlW 41–⁠048%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 41–⁠0 in the Gator Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big East.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 22
  2. Wk 10: 21
  3. Wk 11: 20
  4. Wk 12: 23
  5. Wk 13: 23
  6. Wk 14: 22
  7. Final: 19

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 1995.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Big East
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 19
Points
375–⁠213
Coach
Paul Pasqualoni
Elo
1660 +115 this season
SP+ rating
16.8 No. 17 of 107; offense No. 21, defense No. 21
SRS
15.0 No. 13 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George DeLeone
Defensive coordinator
Norm Gerber
Captains
Cy Ellsworth, Marvin Harrison and Darrell Parker

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 1Marvin Harrison WRIndianapolis Colts

All-Big East

3 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech6–⁠110–⁠210
Miami6–⁠18–⁠320
Syracuse5–⁠29–⁠319
West Virginia4–⁠35–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠34–⁠8
Rutgers2–⁠54–⁠7
Temple1–⁠61–⁠10
Pittsburgh0–⁠72–⁠9

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