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-
1962 Season Highlights
Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1962 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Oklahoma
3
7
L
Sat., Sep. 29
Army
2
9
L
@ New York, NY
Gotham Bowl Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Boston College
12
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Penn State
19
20
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Holy Cross
30
20
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Pittsburgh
6
24
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Navy
34
6
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. George Washington
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
West Virginia
6
17
L
Sat., Dec. 8 @
UCLA
12
7
W
1962 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 159
Scoring Average 15.9
Points Allowed 110
Defense Average 11.0
Opponents Record 53-29
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 2-3
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1962 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1962 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.