Syracuse has fired head football coach Greg Robinson for the poor performance of his Orange football teams. In his first four years with the program, his first head coaching job at any level, he amassed a record of 9-36, including a dismal 3-25 record in the Big East. Kansas City Chiefs fans will remember him as the defensive coordinator at the helm during period of defensive impotency not rivaled until this season. The defense in 2001-2003 under Robinson could not shut any offense down, thereby causing the team to rely completely on their offensive juggernaut to outscore the competition. This all came to a head in the divisional playoff game against the Colts in January of 2004 when Peyton Manning picked us apart for 38 points, 434 yards and a staggering 27 first downs! In 2001, the Chiefs were ranked 23rd in total yards allowed, down from 18th the years before under the doomed Gunther Cunningham administration (the team also lost Derrick Thomas to a car accident after the 2000 season). From there the Chiefs were dead last in 2002 in both yards allowed with 390.5 per game and points allowed with 22.9. They moved up a few spots to 29th in 2003 but never gained the traction under Robinson's tenure. Robinson surprised head coach Dick Vermeil by resigning a few days after the Colts playoff loss.
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