American college football season
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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Rutgers | | L 27–29 | 38,715 | [2] |
September 12 | at Temple | | L 19–31 | 15,091 | [3] |
September 19 | at Illinois | | L 14–17 | 57,579 | [4] |
September 26 | Indiana | | W 21–7 | 32,060 | [5] |
October 3 | at Maryland | | T 17–17 | 32,000 | [6] |
October 17 | No. 2 Penn State | | L 16–41 | 50,037 | [7] |
October 24 | at No. 2 Pittsburgh | | L 10–23 | 50,330 | [8] |
October 31 | Colgate | | W 47–24 | 40,309 | [9] |
November 7 | at Navy | | L 23–35 | 23,355 | [10] |
November 14 | Boston College | | W 27–17 | 35,623 | [11] |
November 21 | West Virginia | | W 27–24 | 33,117 | [12] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1981 Syracuse Orange football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
- ^ "Rutgers edges Orange, 29–17". The Buffalo News. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Temple cruises over Syracuse". Courier-Post. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Winless Syracuse beaten by Illinois". Democrat and Chronicle. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse runs past Indiana". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. Associated Press. September 27, 1981. p. 7C. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Syracuse rallies to tie Maryland". Sunday News Journal. October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn St. wallops Syracuse 41–16". The Journal News. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt trips Syracuse, 23–10". Sunday News. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Davis, Ken (November 1, 1981). "Syracuse Outguns Colgate". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy's Meyers human destroyer vs. SU". Syracuse Herald-American. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse 27, Boston College 17". Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel. November 15, 1981. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse, 4–6, upsets W. Va., 8–3". The Sunday News. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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