We set the TNIAAM time machine to go back 25 years to follow the Syracuse Orange’s 1997 season. Each week we will recap the game and look at what was happening around the team that year. Let’s kick things off with a recap of that year’s season opener.
The Orange entered the 1997 season off a 9-3 season the previous year. That team lost their first two games then reeled off eight wins in a row before losing to Miami. The Orange went to the Liberty Bowl and beat Houston 30-17 to close the season. Entering the 1997 campaign, Syracuse was ranked 17th in the pre-season AP poll.