American college football season
The 1986 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with a 5–6 record and did not qualify for a bowl game.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | Mississippi State | | L 17–24 | 34,216 | [2] |
September 13 | at Army | | L 28–33 | 38,822 | |
September 20 | Virginia Tech | | L 17–26 | 27,466 | [3] |
September 27 | Rutgers | | L 10–16 | 33,577 | |
October 4 | Missouri | | W 41–9 | 41,035 | |
October 18 | at No. 6 Penn State | | L 3–42 | 85,512 | |
October 25 | at Temple | | W 27–24 | 19,422 | |
November 1 | Pittsburgh | | W 24–20 | 34,114 | |
November 8 | Navy | | W 31–22 | 36,796 | |
November 15 | at Boston College | | L 9–27 | 32,000 | |
November 22 | at West Virginia | | W 34–23 | 40,106 | [4] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1986 Syracuse Orange football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OT | 68 | Tom Bennett | Fr | TE | 87 | Pat Davis | So | RB | 36 | Robert Drummond | So | TE | 89 | Terry Dougherty | Fr | G | 56 | John Garrett | Sr | OT | 69 | Shawn Garrity | Sr | G | 64 | Ken Jenkins | Sr | RB | 32 | Daryl Johnston | So | TE | 84 | Pat Kelly | Jr | C | 77 | Jim Leible | Sr | QB | 9 | Don McPherson | Jr | RB | 43 | Len Nelson | So | WR | 18 | William Pennyfeather | Fr | QB | 5 | Todd Philcox | So | WR | 16 | Scott Schwedes | Sr | OT | 76 | Craig Stoeppel | So | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | 85 | John Dominic | Jr | DL | 71 | Wes Dove | Sr | DT | 94 | Paul Frase | Jr | NG | 93 | Ted Gregory | Jr | DB | 24 | Chris Ingram | So | DB | 28 | Jeff Mangram | So | DB | 10 | Markus Paul | So | LB | 54 | Tim Pidgeon | Sr | LB | 99 | Roger Remo | Sr | DB | 21 | Jim Sheedy | Sr | DL | 91 | Claus Stuhlweissenburg | Jr | LB | 52 | Derek Ward | Jr | LB | 90 | Terry Wooden | Fr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 4 | Jim Fox | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
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