1980 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1980 Syracuse Orangemen football
1980 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Frank Maloney (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tom Coughlin (5th season)
Captain	Jim Collins, Joe Morris, Dave Warner
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games in the newly constructed Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–6 record. At the conclusion of the season, head coach Frank Maloney resigned, with a record of 32–46 after seven seasons.^[2]

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		9	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	9	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 21–31	86,643
September 20	Miami (OH)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 36–24	50,564
September 27	Northwestern	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 42–21	34,739
October 4	Kansas	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 8–23	43,126
October 11	Temple	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 31–7	36,485	^[3]
October 18	at No. 12 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 7–24	84,790
October 25	Rutgers	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 17–9	39,937
November 1	No. 11 Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 6–43	50,243
November 8	Navy	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 3–6	50,350
November 15	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 16–27	22,000	^[4]
November 22	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 20–7	34,441	^[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster edit

1980 Syracuse Orange football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`85`	Marty Chalk	Fr
RB	`45`	Jaime Covington	Fr
C	`52`	Gerry Feehery	So
TE	`84`	Mike Feldman	So
QB	`8`	Jeff Fischer	So
OT	`59`	Andrew Gissinger	Sr
G	`78`	Gordon Grownkowski	Jr
WR	`82`	Marcus Hackett	Fr
RB	`36`	Dennis Hartman	Sr
G	`61`	Tony Hazzan	Jr
TE	`49`	Chris Jilleba	So
G	`66`	John Lally	Jr
RB	`41`	Ken Mandeville	Sr
WR	`86`	Frank Marone	So
OT	`79`	John McCollom	Jr
RB	`44`	Glenn Moore	Fr
WR	`13`	Dennis Morgis	So
RB	`47`	Joe Morris	Jr
RB		Joe Pruitt
TE	`81`	Tony Sidor	Sr
QB	`11`	Dave Warner	Jr
QB		Tim Wilson
WR	`17`	Paul Zambuto	Jr
RB	`43`	Brent Ziegler	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`20`	Bob Arkellpane	Sr
LB	`57`	Craig Bingham	Jr
DB	`32`	Ike Bogasian	Jr
DT	`77`	Herb Butzke	So
DB	`12`	Derrick Carr	Fr
DE	`70`	Mike Charles	So
LB	`33`	Jim Collins	Sr
DB	`22`	Derek Frederickson	So
DL	`89`	Chris Hand	So
DB	`35`	Andrew Hurley	Fr
DB	`18`	Cedric Hinton	Jr
DE	`93`	Ralph Joline	So
DB	`19`	Jerry Kilpatrick	Jr
DL	`83`	Jamie Kimmel	Fr
LB	`58`	Ken Kollar	Sr
LB	`30`	Guy Ruff	Jr
DB	`15`	Russ Spitz	Jr
LB	`48`	Mike Zunic	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`1`	Gary Anderson	Jr
P	`99`	Joe Goodwill	Sr

Head coach

Frank Maloney

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary edit

At Ohio State edit

Syracuse Orangemen (0–0) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	14	7	0	0	21
Ohio State	3	6	15	7	31

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
Game weather: Hazy, 85 °F (29 °C)
Game attendance: 86,643
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

SYR – Tony Sidor 21-yard pass from Dave Warner (Gary Anderson kick), 10:47. Syracuse 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:13.
SYR – Chris Jilleba 4-yard pass from Dave Warner (Gary Anderson kick), 9:10. Syracuse 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:23.
OSU – Vlade Janakievski 35-yard field goal, 3:08. Syracuse 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 6:02.

Second quarter

SYR – Dave Warner 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 13:38. Syracuse 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:30.
OSU – Vlade Janakievski 34-yard field goal, 3:36. Syracuse 21–6. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:39.
OSU – Vlade Janakievski 42-yard field goal, 0:10. Syracuse 21–9. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 1:39.

Third quarter

OSU – Doug Donley 37-yard pass from Art Schlichter (Vlade Janakievski kick), 12:45. Syracuse 21–16. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:15.
OSU – Ricky Johnson 4-yard run (pass good), 4:39. Ohio State 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:08.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Art Schlichter 10-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 1:36. Ohio State 31–21. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:21.

Top passers

SYR – Dave Warner – 10/16, 91 yards, 2 TD, INT
OSU – Art Schlichter – 7/13, 107 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SYR – Joe Morris – 26 rushes, 150 yards
OSU – Calvin Murray – 18 rushes, 117 yards

Top receivers

SYR – Tony Sidor – 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD
OSU – Doug Donley – 2 receptions, 58 yards, TD

References edit

^ ^a ^b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150
^ Damer, Roy (November 25, 1980). "Maloney says NU job no factor in Syracuse resignation". Chicago Tribune. p. D2.
^ "Warner leads Orange past Temple Owls, 31–7". The Herald Statesman. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston College 27, Syracuse 16". The Palm Beach Post. November 16, 1980. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Virginia loses". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1980 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

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[mediaguide-1] 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 150

[2] Damer, Roy (November 25, 1980). "Maloney says NU job no factor in Syracuse resignation". Chicago Tribune. p. D2.

[3] "Warner leads Orange past Temple Owls, 31–7". The Herald Statesman. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Boston College 27, Syracuse 16". The Palm Beach Post. November 16, 1980. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "West Virginia loses". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "1980 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

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