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1980 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Coughlin (5th season)
CaptainJim Collins, Joe Morris, Dave Warner[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games in the newly-constructed Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–6 record. At the conclusion of the season, Maloney resigned with a record of 32–46 after seven seasons.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at No. 1 Ohio State
L 21–3186,643[3]
September 20Miami (OH)
W 36–2450,564[4]
September 27Northwestern
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 42–2134,739[5]
October 4Kansas
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 8–2343,126[6]
October 11Temple
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 31–736,485[7]
October 18at No. 12 Penn State
L 7–2484,790[8]
October 25Rutgers
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 17–939,937[9]
November 1No. 11 Pittsburgh
L 6–4350,243[10]
November 8Navy
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
L 3–650,350[11]
November 15at Boston College
L 16–2722,000[12]
November 22at West Virginia
W 20–734,441[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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At Ohio State

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See also: 1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Syracuse Orangemen (0–0) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Syracuse 14 7 0021
Ohio State 3 6 15731

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Hazy, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 86,643
  • Box Score
Game information

Roster

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1980 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 85 Marty Chalk Fr
RB 45 Jaime Covington Fr
C 52 Gerry Feehery So
TE 84 Mike Feldman So
QB 8 Jeff Fischer So
OT 59 Andrew Gissinger Sr
G 78 Gordon Grownkowski Jr
WR 82 Marcus Hackett Fr
RB 36 Dennis Hartman Sr
G 61 Tony Hazzan Jr
TE 49 Chris Jilleba So
G 66 John Lally Jr
RB 41 Ken Mandeville Sr
WR 86 Frank Marone So
OT 79 John McCollom Jr
RB 44 Glenn Moore Fr
WR 13 Dennis Morgis So
RB 47 Joe Morris Jr
RB Joe Pruitt
TE 81 Tony Sidor Sr
QB 11 Dave Warner Jr
QB Tim Wilson
WR 17 Paul Zambuto Jr
RB 43 Brent Ziegler Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 20 Bob Arkellpane Sr
LB 57 Craig Bingham Jr
DB 32 Ike Bogasian Jr
DT 77 Herb Butzke So
DB 12 Derrick Carr Fr
DE 70 Mike Charles So
LB 33 Jim Collins Sr
DB 22 Derek Frederickson So
DL 89 Chris Hand So
DB 35 Andrew Hurley Fr
DB 18 Cedric Hinton Jr
DE 93 Ralph Joline So
DB 19 Jerry Kilpatrick Jr
DL 83 Jamie Kimmel Fr
LB 58 Ken Kollar Sr
LB 30 Guy Ruff Jr
DB 15 Russ Spitz Jr
LB 48 Mike Zunic Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Gary Anderson Jr
P 99 Joe Goodwill Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
  2. ^ Damer, Roy (November 25, 1980). "Maloney says NU job no factor in Syracuse resignation". Chicago Tribune. p. D2.
  3. ^ "Top-rankes Ohio State rallies to beat Syracuse". The South Bend Tribune. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dome debut SUper". Syracuse Herald-Journal. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Sloppy' Syracuse rips Northwestern". Daily News. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jayhawks turnback weakened Syracuse, 23–8". St. Joseph News-Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Warner leads Orange past Temple Owls, 31–7". The Herald Statesman. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Penn State tops Orange". The Buffalo News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Orange, Morris top Rutgers, 17–9". Democrat and Chronicle. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Trocano, Pittsburgh pummel Syracuse". Wisconsin State Journal. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Navy kicks Syracuse with three-point win". The Lima News. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Boston College 27, Syracuse 16". The Palm Beach Post. November 16, 1980. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "West Virginia loses". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1980 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.


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