1945 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1945 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6
Head coach
CaptainAngelo Acocella[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1945 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 0 – 1
No. 20 Columbia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   2 – 3 – 2
NYU   –   3 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   1 – 6 – 1
  –   1 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   0 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1945 college football season. The Orangemen were led by eighth-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Solem resigned as head coach following a disappointing 1–6 campaign.[2] The team's sole win came in the school's first-ever match-up with eventual-rival West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22CornellL 14–2622,000[3]
September 28at TempleL 6–715,000[4]
October 6at ColumbiaL 0–328,000[5]
October 12West Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 12–05,000[6]
October 27Dartmouth
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 0–810,000[7]
November 3at Penn StateL 0–268,505
November 17Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 6–720,000[8]

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References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. ^ "Solem Resigns As Syracuse U. Football Coach". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 11, 1945. p. 23.
  3. ^ Danzig, Allison (September 23, 1945). "Cornell Conquers Syracuse, 26 to 14; Dekdebrun Is Star". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (September 29, 1945). "15,000 See Temple Rally to Defeat Syracuse, 7-6; Wilson Kicks Point After Zawoiski Tallies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Versatile Lions in Romp Over Syracuse, 32-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 7, 1945. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Syracuse trims West Virginia". Nevada State Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dartmouth Trips Syracuse, 8 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. United Press. October 28, 1945. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Pinckney, Paul (November 18, 1945). "Raiders Outscore Syracuse in Rain". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1945 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.