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-
1955 Season Highlights
Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Pittsburgh
12
22
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Boston University
27
12
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Army
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Maryland
13
34
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @ Holy Cross
49
9
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Penn State
20
21
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. Colgate
26
19
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
West Virginia
20
13
W
1955 Season Totals
Record 5-3
Points Scored 180
Scoring Average 22.5
Points Allowed 130
Defense Average 16.3
Opponents Record 36-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 3-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 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.