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-
1950 Season Highlights
Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1950 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Rutgers
42
12
W
Fri., Sep. 29 @
Temple
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Cornell
7
26
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Penn State
27
7
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Holy Cross
34
27
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Boston University
13
7
W
@ Boston, MA
Sat., Nov. 4 @ Lafayette
34
0
W
Fri., Nov. 10 @ John Carroll
16
21
L
@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Colgate
14
19
L
Sat., Dec. 2 @ Fordham
6
13
L
@ New York, NY
1950 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 199
Scoring Average 19.9
Points Allowed 139
Defense Average 13.9
Opponents Record 13-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 3-3
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1950 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1950 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.