1949 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1949 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference Independent
1949 record 4–5
Head coach Ben Schwartzwalder (1st season)
Captain James Fiacco[1]
Home stadium Archbold Stadium
1949 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –    10 –0 –0
Penn State   –    5 –4 –0
Syracuse   –    4 –5 –0
Drexel   –    3 –3 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1949 college football season. This was Syracuse's first season under head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, who would eventually coach at the school for 25 years and become Syracuse's all-time winningest coach. The Orangemen finished the season with a record of 4–5.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 23 Boston University Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 21–33   25,000
October 1 Lafayette Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 20–13   22,000
October 7 Temple Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 14–27   20,000
October 15 at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ W 21–9   12,000
October 22 at Fordham Polo Grounds • New York, NY L 21–47   18,615
October 29 at Penn State New Beaver Field • University Park, PA (Rivalry) L 21–33   18,600
November 5 at No. 7 Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY L 7–33   33,000
November 12 Holy Cross Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 47–13   15,000
November 15 Colgate Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 35–7   36,232
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Sources:[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. ↑ "1949 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
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