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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Boston College  32   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Kansas  0   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Holy Cross  48   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ UCLA  29   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Penn State  9   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Oregon State  31   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Pittsburgh  27   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. West Virginia  15   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Richmond  50   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Notre Dame  14   7   W    @ Bronx, NY   
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored255
  Scoring Average25.5
  Points Allowed101
  Defense Average10.1
  Opponents Record40-38
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record1-2
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 8-2-0 Coaches
12 8-2-0 UPI
  
1963 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 3-7118299   Mike Lude
East Carolina 9-123054   Clarence Stasavich
Memphis 9-0-119952   Billy J. Murphy
Navy 9-2320165Lost  6-28  Wayne Hardin
Pittsburgh 9-1236130   John P. Michelosen
Oregon 8-3274153Won  21-14  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Syracuse 8-2255101   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Utah State 8-231899   Tony Knap
Air Force 7-4249150Lost  0-35  Ben Martin
Army 7-317797   Paul Dietzel
Penn State 7-3165114   Charles A. Rip Engle
Boston College 6-3168130   James H. Jim Miller
Buffalo 5-3-112085   Dick Offenhammer
Oregon State 5-5198192   J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
San Jose State 5-5187194   Robert Bob Titchenal
Southern Mississippi 5-3-112864   Thad Pie Vann
Florida State 4-5-116793   Bill Peterson
Louisville 3-7118213   Frank Camp
Miami 3-7116174   Andy Gustafson
New Mexico State 3-6-1158209   Warren B. Woodson
Texas El Paso 3-798142   Warren Harper
Arkansas State 2-6159174   Bennie Ellender
Eastern Michigan 2-696201   Fred Trosko
Houston 2-8149208   Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame 2-7108159   Hugh J. Devore

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.