1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football Big East Conference Big East 16 19 9–3 5–2 Paul Pasqualoni 5th George DeLeone 9th Norm Gerber 12th Cy Ellsworth Marvin Harrison Darrell Parker2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151 Carrier Dome Gator Bowl champion Gator Bowl W 41–0 vs. Clemson The 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big East. Syracuse was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Clemson. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Schedule 1995 AP Eastern September 2 7:30 pm w y y North Carolina 20 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN 20–9 52,400 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-gazette-orange-upset-tar-heels-with/140582216/ Star-Gazette Orange upset Tar Heels with 17-point scoring blitz September 3, 1995 February 9, 2024 Newspapers.com September 9 12:00 pm l y 22 East Carolina Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 24–27 39,547 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72919043/syracuse-cant-hang-on/ Hartford Courant Syracuse can't hang on September 10, 1995 March 7, 2021 Newspapers.com September 23 12:00 pm w y Minnesota Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY BEN 27–17 42,780 September 30 6:00 pm w y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 27–17 32,832 October 7 12:00 pm w Temple Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 31–14 40,646 October 14 12:00 pm w y Eastern Michigan Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 52–24 38,902 October 21 12:00 pm w West Virginia Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY rivalry BEN 22–0 48,880 November 4 3:30 pm l y 20 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ABC 7–31 51,239 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-leader-hokies-move-to-the/140600470/ The Daily News Leader Hokies move to the top in Big East November 5, 1995 February 9, 2024 Newspapers.com November 11 12:00 pm w y 23 Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA rivalry 42–10 20,279 November 18 12:00 pm w 23 Boston College Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY BEN 58–29 49,384 November 25 7:30 pm l y 22 Miami (FL) 25 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 24–35 47,544 January 1 12:30 pm w y y Clemson 23 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gator Bowl NBC 41–0 45,202 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-star-mcnabb-orange-crush-c/140596240/ The Standard-Star McNabb, Orange crush Clemson January 2, 1996 February 9, 2024 Newspapers.com Game summaries North Carolina 1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Syracuse Orange white 2; text-align:center collapsed Syracuse Orangemen at #20 North Carolina Tar Heels September 2, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST Syracuse 0 3 0 17 North Carolina 3 3 3 0 Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 52,400 Box score First quarter UNC - S. Caparelli 21-yard field goal Second quarter UNC - S. Caparelli 23-yard field goal SYR - O. Mare 37-yard field goal Third quarter UNC - S. Caparelli 32-yard FG SYR - T. Jones 2-yard run (O. Mare kick) SYR - M. Thomas 9-yard run (O. Mare kick) Fourth quarter SYR - O. Mare 35-yard field goal East Carolina 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team Syracuse Orange 2; text-align:center collapsed East Carolina Pirates at #22 Syracuse Orangemen September 9, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST East Carolina 0 7 13 7 Syracuse 7 14 3 0 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York 39,547 Box Score First quarter SYR - M. Thomas 8 run (O. Mare kick) Second quarter SYR - T. Jones 11 run (O. Mare kick) SYR - D. Maddox 8 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) ECU - L. Shannon 5 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick) Third quarter ECU - D. Batson 30 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick) ECU - S. Richard 20 pass from M. Crandell (kick failed) SYR - O. Mare 24 FG Fourth quarter ECU - J. McPhail 14 pass from M. Crandell (C. Holcomb kick) Minnesota 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Syracuse Orange 2; text-align:center collapsed Minnesota Golden Gophers at Syracuse Orangemen September 23, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Minnesota 3 7 7 0 Syracuse 3 10 14 0 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York 42,780 Creative Box Score First quarter MIN - 6:58-Chalberg 27 FG SYR - 0:52-Mare 29 FG Second quarter MIN - 11:23-Darkins 1 run (Chalberg kick) SYR - 8:24-Mare 48 FG SYR - 5:02-Harrison 94 punt return (Mare kick) Third quarter SYR - 13:02-Thomas 14 run (Mare kick) SYR - 4:55-Harrison 30 pass from McNabb (Mare kick) MIN - 3:50-Nelson 13 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick) Fourth quarter No scoring Rutgers 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Syracuse Orange #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed Syracuse Orangemen at Rutgers Scarlet Knights September 30, 1995 6:00 p.m. EST Syracuse 0 3 14 10 Rutgers 7 10 0 0 Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey 32,832 Recap pg. 123 First quarter RUT - Presley 1-yard run (Mike-Mayer kick) Second quarter SYR - Mare 44-yard FG RUT - Lucas 4-yard run (Mike-Mayer kick) RUT - Mike-Mayer 32-yard FG Third quarter SYR - Thomas 7-yard run (Mare kick) SYR - Harrison 8-yard pass from McNabb (Mare kick) Fourth quarter SYR - Mare 32-yard FG SYR - Harrison 66-yard pass from McNabb (Mare kick) Temple 1995 Temple Owls football team Syracuse Orange 2; text-align:center collapsed Temple Owls at Syracuse Orangemen October 7, 1995 Temple 0 7 0 7 Syracuse 7 7 9 8 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York 40,646 Box score First quarter SYR - R. Williams 8 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) Second quarter SYR - Jones 5 run (O. Mare kick) TEM - F. Carter 25 run (Michalski kick) Third quarter SYR - FG O Mare 36 SYR - McIntosh 47 run (kick failed) Fourth quarter SYR - Harrison 42 pass from McNabb (McNabb reception for two-point conversion) TEM - K. Walker 3 pass from Burris (Michalski kick) Eastern Michigan 1995 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team Syracuse Orange 2; text-align:center collapsed Eastern Michigan Eagles at Syracuse Orangemen October 14, 1995 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan 14 3 0 7 Syracuse 7 17 14 14 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York 38,902 Box score First quarter SYR - T. Jones 1 run (O. Mare kick) EMU - R. Granata 25 pass from C. Batch (J. Ventura kick) EMU - R. Wheatley 5 pass from Batch (J. Ventura kick) Second quarter SYR - FG O Mare 39 SYR - K. Sinceno 1 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) SYR - R. Konrad 3 run (O. Mare kick) EMU - Ventura 22 FG Third quarter SYR - McIntosh 7 run (O. Mare kick) SYR - M. Harrison 13 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) Fourth quarter SYR - T. Jones 1 run (O. Mare kick) SYR - K. Downing 6 run (O. Mare kick) EMU - W. Gutieriez 20 pass from M. Armour (J. Ventura kick) West Virginia 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team Syracuse Orange 2; text-align:center collapsed West Virginia Mountaineers at Syracuse Orangemen October 21, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST West Virginia 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 0 3 12 7 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York 48,880 Box score First quarter No scoring Second quarter SYR - O. Mare 50-yard field goal Third quarter SYR - D. Maddox 45-yard pass from D. McNabb (kick failed) SYR - D. McNabb 14-yard run (2-pt. conversion failed) Fourth quarter SYR - M. Harrison 96-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) Virginia Tech 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team Syracuse Orange white 2; text-align:center collapsed #20 Syracuse Orangemen at Virginia Tech Hokies November 4, 1995 3:30 p.m. EST Syracuse 7 0 0 0 Virginia Tech 0 17 7 7 Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia 51,239 ABC Box score First quarter SYR - R. Konrad 19-yard run (O. Mare kick) Second quarter VT - A. Larsen 21-yard field goal VT - B. Edmonds 25-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick) VT - J. Holmes 29-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick) Third quarter VT - D. Thomas 25-yard pass from J. Druckenmiller (A. Larsen kick) Fourth quarter VT - M. Parker 1-yard run (A. Larsen kick) Pitt 1995 Pitt Panthers football team Syracuse Orange white 2; text-align:center collapsed #23 Syracuse Orangemen at Pitt Panthers November 11, 1995 12:00 p.m. EST Syracuse 14 14 14 0 Pitt 0 7 0 3 Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 20,279 Box score First quarter SYR - M. Thomas 37-yard run (O. Mare kick) SYR - R. Konrad 1-yard run (O. Mare kick) Second quarter SYR - M. Harrison 5-yard pass from D. McNabb PITT - D. Seagraves 4-yard pass from M. Lytle (C. Ferencik kick) SYR - R. Konrad 16-yard run (O. Mare kick) Third quarter SYR - R. Konrad 58-yard run (O. Mare kick) SYR - M. Harrison 16-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) Fourth quarter PITT - C. Ferencik 29-yard field goal Boston College 1995 Boston College Eagles football team Syracuse Orange 2; text-align:center collapsed Boston College Eagles at #23 Syracuse Orangemen November 18, 1995 Boston College 0 15 0 14 Syracuse 23 14 7 14 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York 49,384 Box score First quarter SYR - Konrad 2 run (O. Mare kick) SYR - FG O Mare 35 SYR - Konrad 20 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) SYR - Konrad 27 run (kick failed) Second quarter BC - King 21 pass from Hartsell (Harding reception for two-point conversion) SYR - Harrison 62 punt return (O. Mare kick) BC - Anderson 4 run (McGuire kick) SYR - S Wilson 9 pass from McNabb (O. Mare kick) Third quarter SYR - R Williams 4 pass from McNabb (O. Mare kick) Fourth quarter SYR - Thomas 21 run (O. Mare kick) BC - Cloud 6 run (Hemmert reception for two-point conversion) BC - Dragos 1 pass from Hartsell (two-point conversion failed) SYR - Thomas 4 run (O. Mare kick) Miami (FL) 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team Syracuse Orange white 2; text-align:center collapsed #22 Syracuse Orangemen at #25 Miami Hurricanes November 25, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST Syracuse 10 14 0 0 Miami (FL) 0 14 14 7 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 47,544 Box score First quarter SYR - M. Thomas 1 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) SYR - O. Mare 47 FG Second quarter UM - D. Ferguson 2 run (D. Prewitt kick) SYR - D. McNabb 17 run (O. Mare kick) UM - D. Ferguson 3 run (D. Prewitt kick) SYR - Thomas 3 run (O. Mare kick) Third quarter UM - Tucker 4 pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick) UM - T. Jones 2 run (D. Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter UM - O. Rolle 25 pass from D. McMillian (D. Prewitt kick) 1996 Gator Bowl 1995 Clemson Tigers football team Syracuse Orange white 2; text-align:center collapsed Syracuse Orangemen vs. #23 Clemson Tigers January 1, 1996 12:30p.m. EST Syracuse 20 0 14 7 Clemson 0 0 0 0 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida 45,202 Box score First quarter SYR - M. Thomas 1-yard run (O. Mare kick) SYR - D. McNabb 5-yard run (kick blocked) SYR - M. Harrison 38-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) Second quarter No scoring Third quarter SYR - M. Thomas 2-yard run (O. Mare kick) SYR - M. Harrison 56-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) Fourth quarter SYR - K. Sinceno 15-yard pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) References Syracuse Category:Syracuse Orange football seasons Category:Gator Bowl champion seasons Syracuse Orangemen football