1981 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1981 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 4–6–1 record.

1981 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainIke Bogosian & Joe Morris
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
1981 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 4 Pittsburgh 5 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 17 West Virginia 3 –3 –09 –3 –0
Temple 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Syracuse 2 –4 –04 –6 –1
Boston College 1 –4 –05 –6 –0
Rutgers 1 –4 –05 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 3 Penn State   –  – 10 –2 –0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –  – 9 –2 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 9 –2 –1
No. 17 West Virginia   –  – 9 –3 –0
Colgate   –  – 7 –3 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 7 –4 –0
Navy   –  – 7 –4 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 6 –5 –0
Florida State   –  – 6 –5 –0
Holy Cross   –  – 6 –5 –0
Tulane   –  – 6 –5 –0
UNLV   –  – 6 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  – 6 –6 –0
Temple   –  – 5 –5 –0
Boston College   –  – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  – 5 –6 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  – 5 –6 –0
Louisville   –  – 5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  – 5 –6 –0
Rutgers   –  – 5 –6 –0
William & Mary   –  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  – 4 –6 –1
Richmond   –  – 4 –7 –0
Army   –  – 3 –7 –1
North Texas State   –  – 2 –9 –0
Georgia Tech   –  – 1 –10 –0
Memphis State   –  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
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