Syracuse Football Team History
Syracuse Orangemen
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Carrier Dome Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Orange Coach: Frank Maloney Conference: Independent-
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1979 Season Highlights |
Frank Maloney enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Syracuse. |
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1979 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 8 | @
Ohio State
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8 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 15 | @
West Virginia
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24 |
14 |
W |
@ East Rutherford, NJ |
| Sat., Sep. 22 | @
Northwestern
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54 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 29 | vs.
Washington State
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52 |
25 |
W |
@ Buffalo, NY |
| Sat., Oct. 6 | @
Kansas
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45 |
27 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 13 | @
Temple
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17 |
49 |
L |
@ Philadelphia, PA |
| Sat., Oct. 20 | vs.
Penn State
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7 |
35 |
L |
@ East Rutherford, NJ |
| Sat., Oct. 27 | vs.
Miami
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25 |
15 |
W |
@ Buffalo, NY |
| Sat., Nov. 3 | @
Pittsburgh
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21 |
28 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 10 | @
Navy
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30 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 17 | vs.
Boston College
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10 |
27 |
L |
@ Ithaca, NY |
| Sat., Dec. 15 | McNeese State
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31 |
7 |
W |
@ Shreveport, LA |
Independence Bowl |
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1979 Season Totals |
Record | 7-5
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Points Scored | 324 |
Scoring Average | 27.0 |
Points Allowed | 293 |
Defense Average | 24.4 |
Opponents Record | 69-56
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 2-2
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Away Record | 4-3
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1979 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1979 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1979 All Independent Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.