Year: | 1992 |
Team: | Syracuse Orangemen |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big East Conference |
Short Conf: | Big East |
Coachrank: | 7 |
Aprank: | 6 |
Record: | 10–2 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Head Coach: | Paul Pasqualoni |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Off Coach: | George DeLeone |
Oc Year: | 6th |
Def Coach: | Kevin Coyle |
Dc Year: | 2nd |
Captain: | David Walker, Glen Young[1] |
Stadium: | Carrier Dome |
Champion: | Fiesta Bowl champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy |
Bowl: | Fiesta Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 26–22 vs. Colorado |
The 1992 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play. Syracuse was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Colorado. Ranked sixth in the final AP poll, Syracuse was awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, signifying them as champions of the East. To date, this season is the last time that Syracuse won the award and the program's last top-ten finish. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.