1954 Syracuse Orangemen football team
American college football season
The 1954 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1954 college football season. The Orangemen were led by sixth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 4–4 record and were not invited to a bowl game.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | Villanova | | W 28–6 | 25,000 | |
October 2 | No. 10 Penn State | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
| L 0–13 | 18,000 | |
October 16 | at Boston University | | L 19–41 | 20,500 | [2] |
October 23 | at Illinois | | L 6–34 | 41,820 | |
October 30 | Holy Cross | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| W 25–20 | 20,000 | [3] |
November 6 | at Cornell | | L 6–14 | 25,000 | [4][5] |
November 13 | Colgate | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
| W 31–12 | 37,000 | [6] |
November 20 | at Fordham | | W 20–7 | 10,423 | [7] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
References
- ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148.
- ^ Nason, Jerry (October 17, 1954). "B.U., B.C. Win; Harvard Defeated: Terriers Wallop Syracuse, 41-19". Daily Boston Globe. p. 58.
- ^ Reddy, Bill (October 31, 1954). "Syracuse Rallies to Whip Holy Cross, 25-20". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornell Pranksters' Fake Paper Fools Syracuse". The Salt Lake Tribune. UP. November 6, 1954. p. 18. Retrieved December 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 7, 1954). "Cornell Defeats Syracuse, 14 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Fox, John W. (November 14, 1954). "Syracuse Rally Upsets Colgate, 31-12". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reddy, Bill (November 21, 1954). "Syracuse U. Whips Fordham in Finale, 20 to 7". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1954 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
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