The 1991 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University

Syracuse University

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 in the 1991 Division I-A college football season

1991 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split champion for the second consecutive season. Both the Miami Hurricanes and the Washington Huskies finished the season undefeated and with the top ranking in a nationally recognized poll...

. The Orangemen finished the season 10–2, winning the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl

1992 Hall of Fame Bowl

The 1992 edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl featured the 16th ranked Syracuse Orangemen, and the 25th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. It was the sixth edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl....

.

Two new eras began for Syracuse football. It was the first season as head coach for Paul Pasqualoni

Paul Pasqualoni

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, who was promoted from assistant after Dick MacPherson

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, who had led the Orangemen for the previous 11 seasons, left to take the head coaching job at the New England Patriots

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. More important in the long term, this was the first season in which the Big East Conference

Big East Conference

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 sponsored football—although the conference would not establish a full round-robin schedule in the sport until the 1993 season.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Orangemen points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 7		Win	37	10	1-0
2	Sept. 14	@Maryland	Win	31	17	2-0
3	Sept. 21	Florida	Win	38	21	3-0
4	Sept. 28	@	Win	24	0	4-0
5	Oct. 5	@ Florida State 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team The 1991 Florida State Seminoles football team finished the 1991 college football season ranked #4 in both polls. They started the season ranked #1, but were dropped in the rankings after Wide Right I. The Seminoles offense scored 449 points while the defense allowed 188 points...	Loss	14	46	4-1
6	Oct. 12	@ East Carolina 1991 East Carolina Pirates football team The 1991 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Pirates offense scored 409 points while the defense allowed 277 points. Led by head coach Bill Lewis, the Pirates won the Peach Bowl defeating in-state rival North...	Loss	20	23	4-2
7	Oct. 19	@ Pittsburgh 1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1991 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1991 college football season.-Schedule:-Team Players drafted into in the NFL:...	Win	31	27	5-2
8	Oct. 26	@	Win	21	7	6-2
9	Nov. 2		Win	27	6	7-2
10	Nov. 16		Win	38	16	8-2
11	Nov. 23		Win	16	10	9-2

1991 Team Players in the NFL

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Player	Round	Pick	Position	Club
10	265	Back	New York Giants 1992 New York Giants season The 1992 New York Giants season was the 68th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 6–10 record. Ray Handley was fired after this season, when the Giants finished 1–6 after starting the season...