1957 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1957 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Navy   –   9 – 1 – 1
No. 10 Notre Dame   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   7 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1
Oklahoma State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 1
  –   5 – 3 – 1
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 3 – 2
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   3 – 6 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Texas Tech   –   2 – 8 – 0
Marquette   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1957 college football season. The Orangemen were led by ninth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with a record of 5–3–1 and were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Iowa StateT 7–721,000
October 5Boston University
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 27–2016,000
October 12at CornellW 34–025,000
October 19at NebraskaW 26–937,582
October 26Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 12–2035,000
November 2at PittsburghW 24–2135,430
November 9Holy Cross
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 19–2015,000[2]
November 16Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 34–638,500[3]
November 23at West VirginiaL 0–726,000[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148
  2. ^ Fox, John W. (November 10, 1957). "Greene's Passes Edge Syracuse". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 17, 1957). "Syracuse Beats Colgate Seventh Time in Row with Powerful Ground Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  4. ^ "Syracuse stalled, 7–0". Elmira Star-Gazette. November 24, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1957 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2018.