Syracuse Football Team History
Syracuse Orangemen
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Carrier Dome Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Orange Coach: Frank Maloney Conference: Independent-
1979 Season Highlights
Frank Maloney enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Syracuse.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Ohio State
8
31
L
Sat., Sep. 15 @
West Virginia
24
14
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Northwestern
54
21
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Washington State
52
25
W
@ Buffalo, NY
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Kansas
45
27
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Temple
17
49
L
@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Penn State
7
35
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Miami
25
15
W
@ Buffalo, NY
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Pittsburgh
21
28
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Navy
30
14
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Boston College
10
27
L
@ Ithaca, NY
Sat., Dec. 15 McNeese State
31
7
W
@ Shreveport, LA
Independence Bowl
1979 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 324
Scoring Average 27.0
Points Allowed 293
Defense Average 24.4
Opponents Record 69-56
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 4-3
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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.