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-
1952 Season Highlights
Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1952 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Bolling Field
12
13
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Boston University
34
21
W
Fri., Oct. 3 @
Temple
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Cornell
26
6
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Michigan State
7
48
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Holy Cross
20
19
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Penn State
25
7
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Colgate
20
14
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @ Fordham
26
13
W
@ Randalls Island, NY
Thu., Jan. 1
Alabama
6
61
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1952 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 203
Scoring Average 20.3
Points Allowed 202
Defense Average 20.2
Opponents Record 28-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-1
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 7-2-0
AP
1952 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1952 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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