1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were led by seventh-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished 11–0–1 and tied Auburn in the 1988 Sugar Bowl. The 11 wins by the Orangemen matched the school record set by the national champion 1959 team, and their 4th-ranked finish in the AP Poll was the first ranked finish since 1961.

1987 Syracuse Orangemen football
Sugar Bowl, T 16–16 vs. Auburn
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record11–0–1
Head coach
CaptainPaul Frase, Ted Gregory & Don McPherson
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
(Capacity: 50,000)
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Syracuse $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –1
Penn State 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Pittsburgh 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
West Virginia 2 –3 –06 –6 –0
Rutgers 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Boston College 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Temple 1 –3 –03 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 4 Syracuse   –  – 11 –0 –1
No. 2 Florida State   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 15 South Carolina   –  – 8 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 8 –4 –0
Penn State   –  – 8 –4 –0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –  – 8 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Memphis State   –  – 5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois   –  – 5 –5 –1
West Virginia   –  – 6 –6 –0
Tulane   –  – 6 –6 –0
Army   –  – 5 –6 –0
Boston College   –  – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  – 5 –6 –0
Akron   –  – 4 –7 –0
Cincinnati   –  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  – 3 –7 –1
Temple   –  – 3 –8 –0
Tulsa   –  – 3 –8 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 2 –9 –0
Navy   –  – 2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
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