1999 Syracuse
7–5 (3–4 Big East), coached by Paul Pasqualoni. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Central Michigan 47–7Sep 11
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Toledo | W 35–12 | 56% |
| Sep 11 | vs Central Michigan | W 47–7 | 81% |
| Sep 18 | vs 6Michigan | L 13–18 | 52% |
| Sep 25 | vs West Virginia | W 30–7 | 71% |
| Oct 2 | vs Tulane | W 47–17 | 61% |
| Oct 7 | at Pittsburgh | W 24–17 | 71% |
| Oct 16 | at 4Virginia Tech | L 0–62 | 41% |
| Oct 30 | vs Boston College | L 23–24 | 80% |
| Nov 6 | vs Temple | W 27–10 | 88% |
| Nov 13 | at Rutgers | L 21–24 | 88% |
| Nov 27 | at Miami | L 13–45 | 41% |
| Dec 29Bowls & playoff | vs KentuckyMusic City Bowl | W 20–13 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kentucky 20–13 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big East.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 6: 22
- Wk 7: 18
- Wk 8: 16
Players on this team
Dwight FreeneyDefensive end
Will AllenDefensive back
Morlon GreenwoodLinebacker
David TyreeReceiver- Keith BulluckLinebacker
- Eric DowningDefensive tackle
- Kyle JohnsonRunning back
- Dee BrownRunning back
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 1999.
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Big East
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 16
- Points
- 300–256
- Coach
- Paul Pasqualoni
- Elo
- 1603 −3 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.6 No. 42 of 114; offense No. 58, defense No. 32
- SRS
- 5.8 No. 38 of 114 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- George DeLeone
- Defensive coordinator
- Chris Rippon
- Captains
- Mark Baniewicz, Keith Bulluck, Donald Dinkins, Quinton Spotwood and Nate Trout
Drafted in 2000
The 2000 draft| Rd 1 | Keith Bulluck LB | Tennessee Titans |
| Rd 7 | Mark Baniewicz OT | Jacksonville Jaguars |
All-Big East
3 first teamFirst team
Mark BaniewiczOTCoaches-1- Duke PettijohnDLCoaches-1
- Keith BulluckLBCoaches-1
From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1999 Big East standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 7–0 | 11–1 | 2 |
| Miami | 6–1 | 9–4 | 15 |
| Boston College | 4–3 | 8–4 | |
| Syracuse | 3–4 | 7–5 | |
| West Virginia | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Pittsburgh | 2–5 | 5–6 | |
| Temple | 2–5 | 2–9 | |
| Rutgers | 1–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.