1972 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1972 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference Independent
1972 record 5–6
Head coach Ben Schwartzwalder (24th season)
Captain Game captains[1]
Home stadium Archbold Stadium
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Penn State   –    10 –2 –0
No. 14 Notre Dame   –    8 –3 –0
Utah State   –    8 –3 –0
West Virginia   –    8 –4 –0
Florida State   –    7 –4 –0
Northern Illinois   –    7 –4 –0
Rutgers   –    7 –4 –0
No. 20 Georgia Tech   –    7 –4 –1
Air Force   –    6 –4 –0
Army   –    6 –4 –0
Virginia Tech   –    6 –4 –1
Houston   –    6 –4 –1
Tulane   –    6 –5 –0
Temple   –    5 –4 –0
Colgate   –    5 –4 –1
Holy Cross   –    5 –4 –1
Syracuse   –    5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –    5 –6 –0
Dayton   –    4 –6 –1
Boston College   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
South Carolina   –    4 –7 –0
Southern Miss   –    3 –7 –1
Xavier   –    2 –8 –0
Cincinnati   –    2 –9 –0
Villanova   –    2 –9 –0
Pittsburgh   –    1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1972 college football season. The team was led by 24th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 5–6.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 9 Temple Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 17–10   21,062
September 16 at NC State Parker Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 20–43   27,100
September 23 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 7–31   67,234
September 30 Maryland Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 16–12   15,681
October 7 Indiana Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 2–10   18,444
October 14 Navy Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 30–14   22,187
October 21 at No. 12 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) L 0–17   60,465
October 28 Pittsburgh Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 10–6   21,348
November 4 at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) L 0–37   21,216
November 11 Army Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 27–6   19,525
November 18 at West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) L 12–43   31,500
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Sources:[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ↑ "1972 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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