1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1987
Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Syracuse $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 1
Penn State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boston College 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Temple 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ –
    AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Syracuse   –   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 2 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Temple   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented

AP Poll was the first ranked finish since 1961.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Maryland
W 25–1135,234[3]
September 12at Rutgers
W 20–323,726
September 19Miami (OH)
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 24–1033,838
September 26at Virginia Tech
W 35–2133,300[4]
October 3at
Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
    		• W 24–1336,773
    October 17No. 10 Penn StateNo. 13
    		W 48–2150,011
    October 24ColgateNo. 9
    		W 52–648,097[5]
    October 31at PittsburghNo. 8
    		W 24–1052,714
    November 7at NavyNo. 8
    		W 34–1026,614
    November 14Boston CollegeNo. 6
    		W 45–1749,866
    November 21West VirginiaNo. 6
    		W 32–3149,866[6]
    January 1vs. No. 6 AuburnNo. 4
    		ABCT 16–1675,495[7]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1987 Syracuse Orange football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 36 Robert Drummond Jr
    RB 32 Daryl Johnston Jr
    WR Tommy Kane Sr
    TE 84 Pat Kelly Sr
    QB 9 Don McPherson Sr
    QB 5 Todd Philcox Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB David Bavaro So
    DT Fred DeRiggi So
    DT 94 Paul Frase Sr
    NG 93 Ted Gregory Sr
    DB 10 Markus Paul Jr
    LB 90 Terry Wooden So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 4 Jim Fox Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    1987 team players in the NFL

    Player Round Pick Position Club
    Ted Gregory 1 26 Nose guard Denver Broncos
    Tommy Kane 3 75 Wide receiver Seattle Seahawks
    Paul Frase 6 146 Defensive Tackle New York Jets
    Don McPherson 6 149 Quarterback Philadelphia Eagles
    Pat Kelly 7 174 Tight End Denver Broncos
    Tim Vesling 12 327 Kicker Indianapolis Colts

    Awards and honors

    • Dick MacPherson, Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award[8]
    • Dick MacPherson, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award
    • Dick MacPherson, Paul Bear Bryant Award[9]
    • Dick MacPherson, Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
    • Don McPherson, Sammy Baugh Trophy[10]
    • Don McPherson, Maxwell Award[11]
    • Don McPherson, Davey O’Brien Award
    • Don McPherson, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[12]
    • Don McPherson, Second in Heisman Trophy voting
    • Don McPherson, unanimous first team All-American (AP, UPI, AFCA, FWAA, WCF, SN)
    • Ted Gregory, consensus first team All-American (FWAA, UPI, SN, FN, PFW)
    • Sporting News
      second team All-American

    References

    1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 150
    2. ^ "Syracuse Orange Football Record by Year". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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    8. ^ "Past Winners". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
    9. ^ "Bear Bryant Award Past Winners -". Archived from the original on December 27, 2007.
    10. ^ "Awards". www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
    11. ^ "Football". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
    12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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