Syracuse Football Team History
Syracuse Orangemen
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Carrier Dome Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Orange Coach: C. DeForest Cummings Conference: Independent-
1911 Season Highlights
C. DeForest Cummings enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1911 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Hobart
6
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Yale
0
12
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @ Rochester
6
5
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Lafayette
0
10
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Springfield
5
9
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Michigan
6
6
T
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Vermont
16
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Carlisle
12
11
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Ohio State
6
0
W
Thu., Nov. 30 @ St. Louis
6
6
T
1911 Season Totals
Record 5-3
-2
Points Scored 63
Scoring Average 6.3
Points Allowed 59
Defense Average 5.9
Opponents Record 10-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-1
-2
1911 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1911 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1911 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.