1990 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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[1]
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 0 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 4 1 1 7 4 2
Temple 3 2 0 7 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 0 4 7 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 1 3 7 1
Boston College 2 4 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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.