1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1944 college football season. The Orangemen were led by seventh-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse resumed play after taking a hiatus during the 1943 season due to World War II. They finished the season with a record of 2–4–1.

1944 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1944 record2–4–1
Head coachOssie Solem (7th season)
CaptainVictor Merkel[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Army      9 0 0
Yale      7 0 1
Penn State      6 3 0
Penn      5 3 0
Boston College      4 3 0
Cornell      5 4 0
Villanova      4 4 0
Drexel      2 2 0
Pittsburgh      4 5 0
Brown      3 4 1
Temple      2 4 2
Syracuse      2 4 1
Princeton      1 2 0
Dartmouth      2 5 1
Colgate      2 5 0
NYU      2 5 0
Columbia      2 6 0
Tufts      1 4 1
Franklin & Marshall      1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23CornellL 6–3922,000
October 7at Columbia
L 2–2618,000
October 14Lafayette
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 32–75,000
October 21at TempleT 7–7
October 28at Boston CollegeL 12–196,500
November 4Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–41
November 18Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 43–1315,000

Sources:[2][1]

References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. "1944 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2018.


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