1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season

The 1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were led by seventh-year head coach Dick MacPherson and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished 11–0–1 and tied Auburn in the 1988 Sugar Bowl. The 11 wins by the Orangemen matched the school record set by the national champion 1959 team, and their 4th-ranked finish in the AP Poll was the first ranked finish since 1961.^[2]

Schedule

Roster

1987 team players in the NFL

Awards and honors

• Dick MacPherson, Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award^[8]
• Dick MacPherson, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award
• Dick MacPherson, Paul Bear Bryant Award^[9]
• Dick MacPherson, Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
• Don McPherson, Sammy Baugh Trophy^[10]
• Don McPherson, Maxwell Award^[11]
• Don McPherson, Davey O’Brien Award
• Don McPherson, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[12]
• Don McPherson, Second in Heisman Trophy voting
• Don McPherson, unanimous first team All-American (AP, UPI, AFCA, FWAA, WCF, SN)
• Ted Gregory, consensus first team All-American (FWAA, UPI, SN, FN, PFW)
• Tommy Kane, Sporting News second team All-American

References

1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 150
2. "Syracuse Orange Football Record by Year". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
3. "Syracuse defeats Maryland 25–11". Sunday News Journal. September 6, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Orange rallies on road". Press and Sun-Bulletin. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Fallesen, Gary (October 25, 1987). "SU's Passing Blasts Colgate, 52-6, Keeps Record Perfect". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. pp. 1E, 5E – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Syracuse gets sweet victory with 10 seconds left". Fort Lauderdale News. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Orange taste bitter Sugar". Press and Sun-Bulletin. January 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Past Winners". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
9. "Bear Bryant Award Past Winners -". Archived from the original on December 27, 2007.
10. "Awards". www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
11. "Football". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)