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1981 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainIke Bogosian, Joe Morris
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Pittsburgh 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 17 West Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Temple 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Boston College 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Dick MacPherson, the Orangemen compiled a record of 4–6–1. Syracuse played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5RutgersL 27–2938,715
September 12at TempleL 19–3115,091
September 19at IllinoisL 14–1757,579
September 26Indiana
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 21–732,060
October 3at MarylandT 17–1732,000
October 17No. 2 Penn StateL 16–4150,037
October 24at No. 2 PittsburghL 10–2350,330
October 31ColgateW 47–2440,309
November 7at NavyL 23–3523,355
November 14Boston College
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 27–1735,623
November 21West VirginiaW 27–2433,117
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 47 Joe Morris Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Gary Anderson Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. "Rutgers edges Orange, 29–17". The Buffalo News. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Temple cruises over Syracuse". Courier-Post. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Winless Syracuse beaten by Illinois". Democrat and Chronicle. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Syracuse runs past Indiana". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. Associated Press. September 27, 1981. p. 7C. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Syracuse rallies to tie Maryland". Sunday News Journal. October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Penn St. wallops Syracuse 41–16". The Journal News. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Pitt trips Syracuse, 23–10". Sunday News. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Davis, Ken (November 1, 1981). "Syracuse Outguns Colgate". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Navy's Meyers human destroyer vs. SU". Syracuse Herald-American. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Syracuse 27, Boston College 17". Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel. November 15, 1981. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Syracuse, 4–6, upsets W. Va., 8–3". The Sunday News. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1981 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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