Record: 9-4, .692 W-L% (26th of 112) ▪ Rank: 21st in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big East
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Paul Pasqualoni (9-4)
PS/G: 33.9 (16th of 112) ▪ PA/G: 17.4 (14th of 112)
SRS: 6.34 (36th of 112) ▪ SOS: -2.12 (66th of 112)
Bowl Game: Lost Fiesta Bowl 35-18 versus Kansas State
| Pre | 8/25 | 9/2 | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 21 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 24, 1997 | Sun | (17) Syracuse | N | (24) Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Kick-off Classic (East Rutherford, NJ) |
| 2 | Aug 30, 1997 | Sat | (13) Syracuse | North Carolina State | ACC | L | 31 | 32 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 6, 1997 | Sat | Syracuse | @ | Oklahoma | Big 12 | L | 34 | 36 | 1 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 4 | Sep 13, 1997 | Sat | Syracuse | @ | (22) Virginia Tech | Big East | L | 3 | 31 | 1 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 5 | Sep 20, 1997 | Sat | Syracuse | Tulane | CUSA | W | 30 | 19 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 4, 1997 | Sat | Syracuse | East Carolina | CUSA | W | 56 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Oct 9, 1997 | Thu | Syracuse | @ | Rutgers | Big East | W | 50 | 3 | 4 | 3 | W 3 | |
| 8 | Oct 18, 1997 | Sat | Syracuse | Temple | Big East | W | 60 | 7 | 5 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Nov 1, 1997 | Sat | Syracuse | (17) West Virginia | Big East | W | 40 | 10 | 6 | 3 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Nov 8, 1997 | Sat | (22) Syracuse | Boston College | Big East | W | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | W 6 | ||
| 11 | Nov 15, 1997 | Sat | (21) Syracuse | @ | Pittsburgh | Big East | W | 32 | 27 | 8 | 3 | W 7 | |
| 12 | Nov 29, 1997 | Sat | (16) Syracuse | @ | Miami (FL) | Big East | W | 33 | 13 | 9 | 3 | W 8 | |
| 13 | Dec 31, 1997 | Wed | (14) Syracuse | N | (10) Kansas State | Big 12 | L | 18 | 35 | 9 | 4 | L 1 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |