1953 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1953 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1953 college football season. The Orangemen were led by fifth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–3–1 record and were not invited to a bowl game.

1953 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1953 record5–3–1
Head coachBen Schwartzwalder (5th season)
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1953 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Army      7 1 1
Harvard      6 2 0
Franklin & Marshall      5 2 0
Yale      5 2 2
Penn State      6 3 0
Carnegie Tech      5 3 0
Boston College      5 3 1
Boston University      5 3 1
Syracuse      5 3 1
Tufts      4 3 0
Cornell      4 3 2
Holy Cross      5 5 0
Temple      4 4 1
Colgate      3 4 2
Columbia      4 5 0
Fordham      4 5 0
Villanova      4 6 0
Drexel      2 3 1
Penn      3 5 1
Pittsburgh      3 5 1
Dartmouth      2 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26TempleW 42–020,000
October 2Boston University
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
T 14–1418,000
October 10Fordham
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 20–1320,000
October 17at Penn StateL 14–2021,500
October 24at No. 7 IllinoisL 13–2030,076
October 31at Holy CrossW 21–015,000
November 7at CornellW 26–012,000
November 14Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 34–1837,000
November 21at VillanovaL 13–1410,146
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148.
  2. "1953 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2018.


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