1953 Syracuse Orangemen football team
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Template:1953 NCAA independents football records The 1953 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1953 college football season. The Orangemen were led by fifth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–3–1 record and were not invited to a bowl game.
Schedule
September 26Temple
W 42–0 20,000 October 2Boston University
- Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
T 14–14 18,000 October 10Fordham
- Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
W 20–13 20,000 October 17at Penn State
L 14–20 21,500 October 24at No. 7 Illinois
L 13–20 30,076 October 31at Holy Cross
W 21–0 15,000 November 7at Cornell
W 26–0 12,000 November 14Colgate
- Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)
W 34–18 37,000 November 21at Villanova
L 13–14 10,146
References
- ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148.
- ^ "1953 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2018.