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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  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder enters his 21st season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Iowa State  14   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Kansas  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Wisconsin  43   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Maryland  20   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Penn State  14   15   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Pittsburgh  20   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Arizona  23   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Navy  15   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. West Virginia  10   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Boston College  10   35   L       
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored169
  Scoring Average16.9
  Points Allowed126
  Defense Average12.6
  Opponents Record44-57
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record3-2
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1969 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Penn State 11-032290Won  10-3  Joe Paterno
West Virginia 10-1302113Won  14-3  Jim Carlen
Boise State 9-139198   Tony Knap
Houston 9-2422208Won  36-7  Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame 8-2-1351134Lost  17-21  Ara R. Parseghian
Air Force 6-4267177   Ben Martin
Buffalo 6-317489   Bob Deming
Florida State 6-3-1220182   Bill Peterson
Nevada Las Vegas 6-4271255   Bill Ireland
Ball State 5-5178201   Wave Myers
Boston College 5-4218245   Joseph Joe Yukica
Eastern Michigan 5-4255106   Dan Boisture
Nevada 5-5222225   Jerry Scattine
New Mexico State 5-5199235   Jim Wood
Southern Mississippi 5-5162307   P.W. Bear Underwood
Syracuse 5-5169126   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Army 4-5-1161160   Tom Cahill
Georgia Tech 4-6144183   Bud Carson
Miami 4-6201216   Charlie Tate
Pittsburgh 4-6166287   Carl A. DePasqua
Virginia Tech 4-5-1234110   Jerry Claiborne
Marshall 3-7207281   Rick Tolley
Northern Illinois 3-7191284   Richard Doc Urich
Tulane 3-7152235   Jim Pittman
Utah State 3-7134250   Chuck Mills
Navy 1-998307   Richard Rick Forzano

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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