Datasets:
| | Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | | |
| | September 5 | Maryland | | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 35–11 | | |
| | September 12 | Rutgers | | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | W 20-3 | | |
| | September 19 | Miami (OH) | | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 24-10 | | |
| | September 26 | at Virginia Tech | | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | W 35–21 | | |
| | October 3 | at Missouri | | Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO | W 24-13 | | |
| | October 17 | #10 Penn State | #13 | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 48-21 | | |
| | October 24 | Colgate | #9 | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 52-6 | | |
| | October 31 | at Pittsburgh | #8 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | W 24-10 | | |
| | November 7 | at Navy | #8 | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 34-10 | | |
| | November 14 | Boston College | #6 | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 45-17 | | |
| | November 21 | West Virginia | #6 | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 32-31 | | |
| | January 1 | vs. #6 Auburn | #4 | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | T 16-16 | | |