Syracuse Football Team History
Syracuse Orangemen
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Carrier Dome Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Orange Coach: Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder Conference: Independent-
1949 Season Highlights
Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1949 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 23 vs. Boston University
21
33
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Lafayette
20
13
W
Fri., Oct. 7 vs.
Temple
14
27
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Rutgers
21
9
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @ Fordham
21
47
L
@ New York, NY
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Penn State
21
33
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @ Cornell
7
33
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. Holy Cross
47
13
W
Tue., Nov. 15 vs. Colgate
35
7
W
1949 Season Totals
Record 4-5
Points Scored 207
Scoring Average 23.0
Points Allowed 215
Defense Average 23.9
Opponents Record 16-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-3
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1949 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1949 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.