1974 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse Orangemen football
1974 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
1974 record	2–9
Head coach	Frank Maloney (1st season)
Captain	Bob Petchel & John Rafferty[1]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium

The 1974 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 2–9.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	Oregon State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 23–15	23,410
September 14	Kent State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 14–20	20,798
September 21	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–19	66,847
September 28	No. 13 NC State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 22–28	17,997
October 5	Maryland	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–31	19,130
October 12	Navy	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 17–9	20,193
October 19	at No. 11 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 14–30	59,100
November 2	Pittsburgh	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 13–21	25,177
November 9	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 11–39	24,200
November 16	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 0–35	18,651
November 22	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–14	12,208
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Sources:[2][1]

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National championship seasons in bold

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State		–		10	–	2	–	0
Temple		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	3	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tampa		–		6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		5	–	5	–	1
Tulane		–		5	–	6	–	0
Colgate		–		4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		3	–	8	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	8	–	0
Villanova		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		2	–	9	–	0
Florida State		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll