# 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:30 pm | at No. 20 North Carolina* | | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ESPN | W 20–9 | 52,400 |
| September 9 | 12:00 pm | East Carolina* | No. 22 | Carrier Dome[Syracuse, NY | | L 24–27 | 39,547 |
| September 23 | 12:00 pm | Minnesota* | | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | BEN | W 27–17 | 42,780 |
| September 30 | 6:00 pm | at Rutgers | | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | | W 27–17 | 32,832 |
| October 7 | 12:00 pm | Temple | | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | | W 31–14 | 40,646 |
| October 14 | 12:00 pm | Eastern Michigan* | | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | | W 52–24 | 38,902 |
| October 21 | 12:00 pm | West Virginia | | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY (rivalry) | BEN | W 22–0 | 48,880 |
| November 4 | 3:30 pm | at Virginia Tech | No. 20 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ABC | L 7–31 | 51,239 |
| November 11 | 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | No. 23 | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | | W 42–10 | 20,279 |
| November 18 | 12:00 pm | Boston College | No. 23 | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | BEN | W 58–29 | 49,384 |
| November 25 | 7:30 pm | at No. 25 Miami (FL) | No. 22 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | ESPN | L 24–35 | 47,544 |
| January 1 | 12:30 pm | vs. No. 23 Clemson* | | Jacksonville Municipal StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | NBC | W 41–0 | 45,202 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### North Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
* Date: September 2, 1995
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 52,400
* Box score

### East Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| East Carolina | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Syracuse | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
* Date: September 9, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 39,547
* Box Score

### Minnesota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minnesota | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Syracuse | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
* Date: September 23, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 42,780
* TV: Creative
* Box Score

### Rutgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| Rutgers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
* Date: September 30, 1995
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 32,832
* Recap pg. 123

### Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Temple | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Syracuse | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
* Date: October 7, 1995
* Game attendance: 40,646
* Box score

### Eastern Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eastern Michigan | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Syracuse | 7 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
* Date: October 14, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 38,902
* Box score

### West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
* Date: October 21, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 48,880
* Box score

### Virginia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia
* Date: November 4, 1995
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 51,239
* TV: ABC
* Box score

### Pitt

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Pitt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 11, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 20,279
* Box score

### Boston College

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boston College | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 29 |
| Syracuse | 23 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 58 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
* Date: November 18, 1995
* Game attendance: 49,384
* Box score

### Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Miami (FL) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
* Date: November 25, 1995
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 47,544
* Box score

### 1996 Gator Bowl

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 20 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| Clemson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
* Date: January 1, 1996
* Game time: 12:30p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 45,202
* Box score