Syracuse Football Team History
Syracuse Orangemen
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Carrier Dome Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Orange Coach: Frank E. Wade Conference: Independent-
1898 Season Highlights
Frank E. Wade enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1898 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Wed., Sep. 21 @ Cornell
0
28
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Rochester
35
0
W
Wed., Oct. 5 vs. Cornell
0
30
L
Wed., Oct. 12 @ Hobart
46
5
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @ Case School of Science
10
0
W
Wed., Oct. 26 vs. Syracuse Athletic Assoc.
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @ Ogdensburg
17
6
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. New York University
17
0
W
Wed., Nov. 9 vs. Syracuse Athletic Assoc.
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Wyoming Seminary
11
0
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. Trinity (Connecticut)
0
0
T
1898 Season Totals
Record 8-2
-1
Points Scored 192
Scoring Average 17.5
Points Allowed 69
Defense Average 6.3
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
-1
Away Record 4-1
1898 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1898 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1898 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.