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Syracuse

FBSI · 1990 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–4–2
0.615 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1899–2026
All-Time Record
712–541–41
0.566 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1959
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras

1990 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4USCH2HPAC8–4–1L 16–34
3Week 3 · Sep 11Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 19–9
4Week 4 · Sep 18Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB108–3–1T 23–23
5Week 5 · Sep 25Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1T 20–20
7Week 7 · Oct 9Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC1–10W 49–14
8Week 8 · Oct 16Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 21–27
9Week 9 · Oct 23Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 42–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 26–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 35–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 24–26
13Week 13 · Nov 20West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 31–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 7–33
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC7–5W 28–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.347
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-16+32
  • Temple +7
  • Arizona +7
  • Army +6
  • Boston College +4
  • West Virginia +4
  • Rutgers +3
  • Vanderbilt +1
  • Michigan State 0
  • Pittsburgh 0
  • Miami -2
  • Penn State -3
  • USC -4
  • Tulane -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #32Better than 77%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.615 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38Regular Season Final#38Post-Season W1#38Post-Season W2#33Post-Season W4#32Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-18
+10
0
0
+35
-6
+42
+12
+29
-2
+24
-26
+28

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#401985#601986#51987#151988#301989

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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