Two new eras began for Syracuse football . It was the first season as head coach for Paul Pasqualoni , who was promoted from assistant after Dick MacPherson , who had led the Orangemen for the previous 11 seasons , left to take the head coaching job at the New England Patriots . More important in the long term , this was the first season in which the Big East Conference sponsored football — although the conference would not establish a full round-robin schedule in the sport until the 1993 season
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1991 Syracuse Orangemen football team