1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. This season marked the end of two eras for Syracuse football. First, it was Dick MacPherson's final year as head coach. He would leave to coach the 1991 New England Patriots. Second, it was the final season for Syracuse football as an independent. Starting with the 1991 season, the Big East Conference, of which Syracuse was a founding member, began sponsoring football competition.

1990 Syracuse Orangemen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Arizona
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record7–4–2
Head coach
CaptainJohn Flannery, Duane Kinnon, Gary McCummings & Rob Thomson
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 0 09 3 0
Syracuse 4 1 17 4 2
Temple 3 2 07 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 04 7 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 13 7 1
Boston College 2 4 04 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 03 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Louisville    10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)    10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State    10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame    9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State    9 3 0
Louisiana Tech    8 3 1
Southern Miss    8 4 0
Temple    7 4 0
Syracuse    7 4 2
Army    6 5 0
Northern Illinois    6 5 0
South Carolina    6 5 0
Virginia Tech    6 5 0
East Carolina    5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana    5 6 0
Navy    5 6 0
Memphis State    4 6 1
Boston College    4 7 0
Tulane    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Akron    3 7 1
Pittsburgh    3 7 1
Rutgers    3 8 0
Tulsa    3 8 0
Cincinnati    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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