1976 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1976 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference Independent
1976 record 3–8
Head coach Frank Maloney (3rd season)
Captain William Zanovitch[1]
Home stadium Archbold Stadium
1976 NCAA Division I Independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –    12 –0 –0
No. 17 Rutgers   –    11 –0 –0
San Diego State   –    10 –1 –0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –    9 –3 –0
Colgate   –    8 –2 –0
Boston College   –    8 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –    8 –3 –0
Memphis State   –    7 –4 –0
North Texas State   –    7 –4 –0
Penn State   –    7 –5 –0
Villanova   –    6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –5 –0
Virginia Tech   –    6 –5 –0
Army   –    5 –6 –0
Florida State   –    5 –6 –0
Illinois State   –    5 –6 –0
Richmond   –    5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –    5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –    4 –6 –1
Temple   –    4 –6 –0
Air Force   –    4 –7 –0
Dayton   –    4 –7 –0
Louisville   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
Indiana State   –    3 –7 –0
Hawaii   –    3 –8 –0
Holy Cross   –    3 –8 –0
Miami (FL)   –    3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –    3 –8 –0
Utah State   –    3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –    2 –9 –0
Southern Miss   –    2 –9 –0
Tulane   –    2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 3–8.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 11 Bowling Green Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 7–22   23,859
September 18 at Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 3–41   54,129
September 25 No. 8 Maryland Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 28–42   21,109
October 2 Oregon State Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 21–3   18,591
October 9 Tulane Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 3–0   11,223
October 16 at Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) L 3–27   61,474
October 23 Temple Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 24–16   19,152
October 30 at No. 2 Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) L 13–23   50,390
November 6 Navy Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 10–27   22,333
November 13 at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) L 14–28   25,433
November 20 at West Virginia Mountaineer Field (1924) • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) L 28–34   27,848
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Sources:[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ↑ "1976 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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