1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1977 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference Independent
1977 record 6–5
Head coach Frank Maloney (4th season)
Captain Game captains[1]
Home stadium Archbold Stadium
(Capacity: 26,000)
1977 NCAA Division I Independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 5 Penn State   –  –   11 –1 –0
Colgate   –  –   10 –1 –0
No. 16 San Diego State   –  –   10 –1 –0
Tennessee State   –  –   8 –1 –1
No. 14 Florida State   –  –   10 –2 –0
North Texas State   –  –   10 –1 –0*
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –  –   9 –2 –1
East Carolina   –  –   8 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  –   8 –3 –0
Army   –  –   7 –4 –0
Louisville   –  –   7 –4 –1
Boston College   –  –   6 –5 –0
Cincinnati   –  –   5 –4 –2
Georgia Tech   –  –   6 –5 –0
Memphis   –  –   6 –5 –0
Northwestern State   –  –   6 –5 –0
Syracuse   –  –   6 –5 –0
William & Mary   –  –   6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –5 –0
Temple   –  –   5 –5 –1
Hawaii   –  –   5 –6 –0
Navy   –  –   5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –  –   5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  –   5 –7 –0
Utah State   –  –   4 –7 –0
Villanova   –  –   4 –7 –0
Illinois State   –  –   3 –7 –1
Virginia Tech   –  –   3 –7 –1
Indiana State   –  –   3 –7 –0
Miami (FL)   –  –   3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  –   3 –8 –0
Tulane   –  –   3 –8 –0
Air Force   –  –   2 –8 –1
Holy Cross   –  –   2 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  –   2 –9 –0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2–0) awarded a forfeit win after UCLA was found to be using an ineligible player.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished 6–5 and was not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 10 at Oregon State Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 12–24   20,540
September 17 NC State Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 0–38   20,696
September 24 Washington Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 22–20   12,839
October 1 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 30–20   52,015
October 8 at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD L 10–24   39,100
October 15 No. 10 Penn State Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) L 24–31   27,029
October 22 at No. 14 Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) L 21–28   43,551
October 29 Virginia Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY W 6–3   20,859
November 5 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 45–34   16,709
November 12 Boston College Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 20–3   16,409
November 19 West Virginia Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 28–9   16,118
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Sources:[3][1]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  3. ↑ "1977 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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