CREATE TABLE table_203_720 (id NUMBER, "date" CLOB, "opponent#" CLOB, "rank#" CLOB, "site" CLOB, "result" CLOB)

how many matches did the 1987 syracuse orangemen football team play against rival colleges during the month of september , 1987 ?
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_203_720 WHERE "date" = 9
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "table_203_720" WHERE "date" = 9