1984 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1984 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a 6–5 record, but were not invited a bowl game.

1984 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Dick MacPherson (4th season)
Captain	Marty Chalk, Jaime Covington, Jim Gorzalski & Jamie Kimmel^[1]
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Major eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Penn State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Boston College $	3	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Temple	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Syracuse	1	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 23–7	38,850	^[2]
September 15	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 13–12	23,199
September 22	Rutgers	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 0–19	41,810
September 29	No. 1 Nebraska	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 17–9	47,280
October 6	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–16	70,189	^[3]
October 13	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 10–20	57,741	^[4]
October 20	at No. 19 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 3–21	85,860
October 27	Army	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 27–16	41,438
November 3	Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 13–7	46,489
November 10	Navy	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 29–0	44,090
November 17	at No. 13 Boston College	Sullivan Stadium Foxborough, MA (rivalry)	L 16–24	60,890
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
2. "Terps' comedy of errors helps Syracuse to rout". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Florida dejuices the Orange, 16–0". The Sunday Press. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "West Virginia return kicks Orange". The Sunday Press. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1984 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.