1984 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1984 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dick MacPherson, the Orangemen compiled a record of 6–5. Syracuse played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

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
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				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	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.