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Syracuse Orangemen

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Carrier Dome
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Orange
Coach: Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Conference: Independent-

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1889 <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024

1959 Season Highlights

Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.

The Orangemen won the National Championship.

1959 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Kansas	35	21	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Maryland	29	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Navy	32	6	W	@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Holy Cross	42	6	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. West Virginia	44	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Pittsburgh	35	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Penn State	20	18	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Colgate	71	0	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Boston University	46	0	W
Sat., Dec. 5	@ UCLA	36	8	W
Fri., Jan. 1	Texas	23	14	W	@ Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl

1959 Season Totals
Record	11-0
Points Scored	413
Scoring Average	37.5
Points Allowed	73
Defense Average	6.6
Opponents Record	47-33
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	5-0

1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
1	10-0-0	AP
1	10-0-0	Coaches
1	10-0-0	UPI

1959 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-6	139	158					DeWitt T. Weaver
Jacksonville State	6-2-1	157	84		2-0	39	0	Don Salls
Syracuse	11-0	413	73	Won 23-14				Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Penn State	9-2	262	112	Won 7-0				Charles A. Rip Engle
Buffalo	8-1	279	93					Dick Offenhammer
Oregon	8-2	209	113					Leonard J. Len Casanova
Louisville	6-4	218	132					Frank Camp
Memphis	6-4	142	132					Billy J. Murphy
Miami	6-4	140	140					Andy Gustafson
Oklahoma State	6-4	181	151					Clifton Cliff Speegle
Pittsburgh	6-4	148	164					John P. Michelosen
Southern Mississippi	6-4	171	122					Thad Pie Vann
Washington State	6-4	177	121					James Jim Sutherland
Air Force	5-4-1	160	124					Ben Martin
Boston College	5-4	162	143					Michael J. Mike Holovak
Navy	5-4-1	199	166					Wayne Hardin
Notre Dame	5-5	171	180					Joseph L. Joe Kuharich
Army	4-4-1	174	141					Dale S. Hall
Florida State	4-6	149	132					Perry L. Moss
San Jose State	4-6	192	278					Robert Bob Titchenal
Arkansas State	3-6	171	176					Hugh Bones Taylor
Oregon State	3-7	166	178					J. Thompson Tommy Prothro

1959 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1959 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).