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-
1954 Season Highlights
Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1954 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Villanova
28
6
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Penn State
0
13
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Boston University
19
41
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Illinois
6
34
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Holy Cross
25
20
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Cornell
6
14
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Colgate
31
12
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @ Fordham
20
7
W
@ New York, NY
1954 Season Totals
Record 4-4
Points Scored 135
Scoring Average 16.9
Points Allowed 147
Defense Average 18.4
Opponents Record 8-10
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 1-3
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1954 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1954 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.