2004 Syracuse Orange football team

2004 Syracuse Orange football
2004 Syracuse Orange football
Big East co-champion
Champs Sports Bowl, L 14–51 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	0–6, 6 wins vacated (0–2 Big East, 4 wins vacated)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	George DeLeone (16th as OC, 19th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Dunlap (1st as DC, 4th overall season)
Captain	Julian Pollard ; Walter Reyes ; Matt Tarullo
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orange were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

2004 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 25 Pittsburgh $+	4	–	2	8	–	4
No. 21 Boston College +	4	–	2	9	–	3
West Virginia +	4	–	2	8	–	4
Syracuse +	4	–	2	6	–	6
Connecticut	3	–	3	8	–	4
Rutgers	1	–	5	4	–	7
Temple	1	–	5	2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

This was the first season in which Syracuse used the nickname of Orange. Previously, Syracuse had respectively used "Orangemen" for men's sports, including football, and "Orangewomen" for women's sports.

In 2015, Syracuse vacated the six wins from this season among others from the 2005 and 2006 seasons following an eight-year NCAA investigation, as the NCAA found that some football players who committed academic fraud participated in the wins.^[2]^[3]

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:30 pm	at No. 25 Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ABC	L 0–51	56,827
September 11	6:00 pm	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY		W 37–17 (vacated)	29,013
September 18	12:00 pm	Cincinnati*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	W 19–7 (vacated)	32,893
September 25	3:30 pm	at No. 12 Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 10–31	59,699
October 2	12:00 pm	Rutgers	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	W 41–31 (vacated)	40,153
October 9	7:00 pm	No. 8 Florida State*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 13–17	40,359
October 21	7:30 pm	at No. 15 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 6–27	52,909
October 30	1:30 pm	Connecticut	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 42–30 (vacated)	34,545
November 6	12:00 pm	Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	W 38–31 (vacated)	37,211
November 13	12:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 24–34	15,564
November 27	1:00 pm	at No. 17 Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	W 43–17 (vacated)	44,500
December 21	7:45 pm	vs. Georgia Tech*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–51	28,237
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References edit

^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 152
^ Mink, Nate (March 7, 2015). "NCAA report: Syracuse football placed on 5-year probation, self-vacates 11 wins". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
^ O'Brien, John (March 7, 2015). "Summary: What did Syracuse do wrong? NCAA cites academic fraud, extra benefits, drug policy". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
^ "Champs Sports Bowl Box Score".

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[1] 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 152

[2] Mink, Nate (March 7, 2015). "NCAA report: Syracuse football placed on 5-year probation, self-vacates 11 wins". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

[3] O'Brien, John (March 7, 2015). "Summary: What did Syracuse do wrong? NCAA cites academic fraud, extra benefits, drug policy". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

[4] "Champs Sports Bowl Box Score".

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