1973 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1973 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference Independent
1973 record 2–9
Head coach Ben Schwartzwalder (25th season)
Captain Game captains[1]
Home stadium Archbold Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I Independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –    11 –0 –0
No. 5 Penn State   –    12 –0 –0
No. 9 Houston   –    11 –1 –0
Temple   –    9 –1 –0
No. 20 Tulane   –    9 –3 –0
Memphis State   –    8 –3 –0
Boston College   –    7 –4 –0
South Carolina   –    7 –4 –0
Utah State   –    7 –4 –0
Air Force   –    6 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –    6 –4 –1
Northern Illinois   –    6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –    6 –5 –0
West Virginia   –    6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –    6 –5 –1
Colgate   –    5 –5 –0
Dayton   –    5 –5 –1
Xavier   –    5 –5 –1
Georgia Tech   –    5 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –    5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –    5 –6 –0
Cincinnati   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
Villanova   –    3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –    2 –9 –0
Virginia Tech   –    2 –9 –0
Army   –    0 –10 –0
Florida State   –    0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, in his 25th and final year with the team, and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 2–9. At the conclusion of the season, Ben Schwartzwalder retired as Syracuse's all-time winningest coach with an overall record of 153–91–3.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 15 Bowling Green Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 14–41   18,254
September 22 Michigan State Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 8–14   21,821
September 29 at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 7–21   54,800
October 6 at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD L 0–38   32,800
October 13 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 14–23   20,591
October 20 No. 5 Penn State Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) L 6–49   27,595
October 27 Miami (FL) Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 23–34   19,369
November 3 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) L 14–28   24,932
November 10 at Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 5–3   16,404
November 17 Boston College Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 24–13   11,199
November 24 West Virginia Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) L 14–24   12,917
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Sources:[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ↑ "1973 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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