1999 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season

1999 Syracuse Orangemen football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 20–13 vs. Kentucky
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	7–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	George DeLeone (11th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Rippon (1st season)
Captain	Mark Baniewicz, Keith Bulluck, Donald Dinkins, Quinton Spotwood, Nate Trout
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
Seasons← 1998 2000 →

1999 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Virginia Tech $	7	–	0	11	–	1
No. 15 Miami (FL)	6	–	1	9	–	4
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

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big East. Syracuse was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Kentucky. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 pm	at Toledo*		Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN Plus	W 35–12	27,900
September 11	8:00 pm	Central Michigan*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 47–7	45,563
September 18	8:00 pm	No. 6 Michigan*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	CBS	L 13–18	49,249
September 25	3:30 pm	West Virginia		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	CBS	W 30–7	44,890
October 2	1:30 pm	Tulane*	No. 22	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 47–17	48,286
October 7	8:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 18	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–17	45,455
October 16	6:00 pm	at No. 4 Virginia Tech	No. 16	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 0–62	53,130
October 30	12:00 pm	Boston College		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN Plus	L 23–24	48,487
November 6	12:00 pm	Temple		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN Plus	W 27–10	43,970
November 13	12:00 pm	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN Plus	L 21–24	17,919
November 27	3:30 pm	at Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 13–45	35,208
December 29	4:00 pm	vs. Kentucky*		Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	W 20–13	59,221
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1999 Syracuse Orange football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`23`	James Mungro	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`25`	Will Allen	Jr
LB	`33`	Keith Bulluck	Sr
DE	`54`	Dwight Freeney	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
"Syracuse routs Central Michigan". Detroit Free Press. September 12, 1999. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
"U-M Breakdown". The Detroit News. September 19, 1999. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
"A big Orange rally". The Tennessean. December 30, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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