CREATE TABLE table_203_720 (id DECIMAL, "date" TEXT, "opponent#" TEXT, "rank#" TEXT, "site" TEXT, "result" TEXT)

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