1980 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1980 Syracuse Orangemen football
1980 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Frank Maloney (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tom Coughlin (5th season)
Captain	Jim Collins, Joe Morris, Dave Warner
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 21–31	86,643	^[3]
September 20	Miami (OH)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 36–24	50,564	^[4]
September 27	Northwestern	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 42–21	34,739	^[5]
October 4	Kansas	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 8–23	43,126	^[6]
October 11	Temple	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 31–7	36,485	^[7]
October 18	at No. 12 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 7–24	84,790	^[8]
October 25	Rutgers	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 17–9	39,937	^[9]
November 1	No. 11 Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 6–43	50,243	^[10]
November 8	Navy	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 3–6	50,350	^[11]
November 15	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 16–27	22,000	^[12]
November 22	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 20–7	34,441	^[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At Ohio State

Syracuse Orangemen (0–0) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	14	7	0	0	21
Ohio State	3	6	15	7	31

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

First quarter

SYR – Tony Sidor 21-yard pass from Dave Warner (Gary Anderson kick), 10:47. Syracuse 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:13.
SYR – Chris Jilleba 4-yard pass from Dave Warner (Gary Anderson kick), 9:10. Syracuse 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:23.
OSU – Vlade Janakievski 35-yard field goal, 3:08. Syracuse 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 6:02.

Second quarter

SYR – Dave Warner 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 13:38. Syracuse 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:30.
OSU – Vlade Janakievski 34-yard field goal, 3:36. Syracuse 21–6. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:39.
OSU – Vlade Janakievski 42-yard field goal, 0:10. Syracuse 21–9. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 1:39.

Third quarter

OSU – Doug Donley 37-yard pass from Art Schlichter (Vlade Janakievski kick), 12:45. Syracuse 21–16. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:15.
OSU – Ricky Johnson 4-yard run (pass good), 4:39. Ohio State 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:08.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Art Schlichter 10-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 1:36. Ohio State 31–21. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:21.

Top passers

SYR – Dave Warner – 10/16, 91 yards, 2 TD, INT
OSU – Art Schlichter – 7/13, 107 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SYR – Joe Morris – 26 rushes, 150 yards
OSU – Calvin Murray – 18 rushes, 117 yards

Top receivers

SYR – Tony Sidor – 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD
OSU – Doug Donley – 2 receptions, 58 yards, TD

Roster

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

Frank Maloney

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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

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[mediaguide-1] 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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