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American college football season
The 1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by Dick MacPherson in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Orangemen compiled a record of 7–4–2. Syracuse was invited ot the Aloha Bowl , where the Orangemen defeated Arizona . The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York .
This season marked the end of two eras for Syracuse football. MacPherson left after ten season to become head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . 1990 was also the final season that Syracuse competed as an independent. In 1991, the Big East Conference , of which Syracuse was a founding member, began sponsoring football competition.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 8:00 pm vs. No. 9 USC Raycom L 16–3457,293
September 8 7:30 pm Temple W 19–938,925
September 15 7:30 pm No. 19 Michigan State ESPN T 23–2349,822
September 22 12:30 pm No. 25 Pittsburgh JPS T 20–2047,996
October 6 7:00 pm at Vanderbilt W 49–1430,037 [ 2]
October 13 2:00 pm at Penn State CBS L 21–2786,002
October 20 12:00 pm Rutgers JPS W 42–049,521
October 27 12:00 pm at Army JPS W 26–1441,153
November 3 12:00 pm at Boston College JPS W 35–632,213
November 10 1:30 pm Tulane L 24–2648,488 [ 3]
November 17 12:00 pm at West Virginia JPS W 31–744,669 [ 4]
November 24 7:30 pm at No. 2 Miami (FL) ESPN L 7–3366,196
December 25 3:30 pm vs. Arizona ABC W 28–014,185
1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
4
Pat O'Neill
Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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