1967 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1967 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
1967 record 8–2
Head coach Ben Schwartzwalder (19th season)
Captain James Cheyunski & Larry Csonka[1]
Home stadium Archbold Stadium
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Army   –    8 –2 –0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –    8 –2 –0
Syracuse   –    8 –2 –0
No. 10 Penn State   –    8 –2 –1
New Mexico State   –    7 –2 –1
UTEP   –    7 –2 –1
Utah State   –    7 –2 –1
Florida State   –    7 –2 –2
West Texas State   –    8 –3 –0
Houston   –    7 –3 –0
VPI   –    7 –3 –0
Memphis State   –    6 –3 –0
Southern Miss   –    6 –3 –0
Dayton   –    6 –3 –1
Xavier   –    6 –3 –1
Miami (FL)   –    7 –4 –0
Buffalo   –    6 –4 –0
Navy   –    5 –4 –1
Holy Cross   –    5 –5 –0
Colorado State   –    4 –5 –1
Pacific   –    4 –5 –0
Rutgers   –    4 –5 –0
Boston College   –    4 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –    4 –6 –0
Villanova   –    4 –6 –0
Air Force   –    2 –6 –2
Tulane   –    3 –7 –0
San Jose State   –    2 –7 –0
Colgate   –    2 –8 –0
Pittsburgh   –    1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1967 college football season. The Orangemen were led by 19th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with an 8–2 record and were ranked 12th in final Coaches Poll (the AP Poll ranked only 10 teams at the time), but failed to receive an invitation to a bowl.

Regular season

In 1967, Tom Coughlin set the school's single-season pass receiving record. Larry Csonka was in his senior season and was named an All-American. He broke many of the school's rushing records, including some previously held by Ernie Davis, Jim Nance, Floyd Little, and Jim Brown.

In his three seasons at Syracuse, Csonka rushed for a school record 2,934 yards, rushed for 100 yards in 14 different games, and averaged 4.9 yards per carry. From 1965 to 1967, he ranked 19th, 9th and 5th in the nation in rushing. He was the Most Valuable Player in the East–West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl, and the College All-Star Game.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 23 Baylor Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 7–0   31,000
September 30 West Virginia No. NR/18 Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 23–6   28,435
October 7 at Maryland No. NR/17 Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 7–3   27,500
October 14 at Navy No. NR/16 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 14–27   23,519
October 21 California Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 20–14   32,000
October 28 Penn State Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) L 20–29   41,750
November 4 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) W 14–7   28,704
November 11 Holy Cross Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 41–7   32,000
November 18 at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) W 32–20   16,200
November 25 at No. 4/4 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 32–14   36,177
#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches Poll released prior to the game.

Sources:[2][1]

1967 team players in the NFL

PlayerRoundPickPositionClub
Larry Csonka18Running BackMiami Dolphins
Dennis Fitzgibbons11287GuardSan Francisco 49ers
Jim Cheyunski12305LinebackerNew England Patriots

[3]

  • Tom Coughlin would become the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Giants.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ↑ "1967 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1968.htm
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-10. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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