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1999 Syracuse Orangemen football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 20–13 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record7–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Rippon (1st season)
CaptainMark Baniewicz, Keith Bulluck, Donald Dinkins, Quinton Spotwood, Nate Trout[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Virginia Tech $   7 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 15 Miami (FL)   6 – 1     9 – 4  
Boston College   4 – 3     8 – 4  
Syracuse   3 – 4     7 – 5  
West Virginia   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Pittsburgh   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Temple   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Rutgers   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big East. Syracuse was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Kentucky. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 28:00 pmat Toledo*
ESPN PlusW 35–1227,900
September 118:00 pmCentral Michigan*
W 47–745,563[2]
September 188:00 pmNo. 6 Michigan*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
CBSL 13–1849,249[3]
September 253:30 pmWest Virginia
CBSW 30–744,890
October 21:30 pmTulane*No. 22
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
W 47–1748,286
October 78:00 pmat PittsburghNo. 18
ESPNW 24–1745,455
October 166:00 pmat No. 4 Virginia TechNo. 16
ESPNL 0–6253,130
October 3012:00 pmBoston College
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN PlusL 23–2448,487
November 612:00 pmTemple
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPN PlusW 27–1043,970
November 1312:00 pmat Rutgers
ESPN PlusL 21–2417,919
November 273:30 pmat Miami (FL)
CBSL 13–4535,208
December 294:00 pmvs. Kentucky*
ESPNW 20–1359,221[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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1999 Syracuse Orange football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 James Mungro So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 25 Will Allen Jr
LB 33 Keith Bulluck Sr
DE 54 Dwight Freeney So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 151
  2. ^ "Syracuse routs Central Michigan". Detroit Free Press. September 12, 1999. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U-M Breakdown". The Detroit News. September 19, 1999. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A big Orange rally". The Tennessean. December 30, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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