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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  <-- 1963 <- 1964 -> 1965 --> 2024
1964 Season Highlights
 Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
 
1964 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Boston College  14   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Kansas  38   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Holy Cross  34   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. UCLA  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Penn State  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Oregon State  13   31   L    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Pittsburgh  21   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Army  27   15   W    @ Bronx, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Virginia Tech  20   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ West Virginia  27   28   L       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Louisiana State  10   13   L    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1964 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored264
  Scoring Average24.0
  Points Allowed157
  Defense Average14.3
  Opponents Record58-41
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-3
1964 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 7-3-0 Coaches
12 7-3-0 UPI
  
1964 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 5-6111199   Mike Lude
East Carolina 9-1279108Won  14-13  Clarence Stasavich
Florida State 9-1-126385Won  36-19  Bill Peterson
Notre Dame 9-128777   Ara R. Parseghian
Georgia Tech 7-312179   Bobby Dodd
Syracuse 7-4264157Lost  10-13  Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Boston College 6-3112110   James H. Jim Miller
New Mexico State 6-4131171   Warren B. Woodson
Penn State 6-4189111   Charles A. Rip Engle
Southern Mississippi 6-3143144   Thad Pie Vann
Memphis 5-4173103   Billy J. Murphy
Utah State 5-4-1294136   Tony Knap
Air Force 4-5-1106146   Ben Martin
Army 4-6118143   Paul Dietzel
Buffalo 4-4-117797   Dick Offenhammer
Miami 4-5-1147133   Charlie Tate
San Jose State 4-6151145   Robert Bob Titchenal
Navy 3-6-1140185   Wayne Hardin
Pittsburgh 3-5-2152154   John P. Michelosen
Houston 2-6-1115174   Bill Yeoman
Texas El Paso 0-8-264217   Warren Harper

1964 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1964 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.