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1961 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 14
Head coach
  • (13th season)
CaptainDick Easterly[1]
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Arizona     8 1 1
Memphis State     8 2 0
Villanova     8 2 0
No. 17 Penn State     8 3 0
No. 14 Syracuse     8 3 0
Holy Cross     7 3 0
Navy     7 3 0
Miami (FL)     7 4 0
Army     6 4 0
San Jose State     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Colgate     5 4 0
Detroit     5 4 0
Houston     5 4 1
Notre Dame     5 5 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
Florida State     4 5 1
Boston University     4 5 0
Boston College     4 6 0
Oregon     4 6 0
Air Force     3 7 0
Pittsburgh     3 7 0
Washington State     3 7 0
Idaho     2 7 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1961 college football season. The Orangemen were led by 13th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–3 and ranked 14th in the final AP Poll. Running back Ernie Davis rushed for 823 yards and 12 touchdowns en route to his second straight consensus All-American honors. Davis became the first African-American football player to win the Heisman Trophy, which is awarded to the nation's best college football player each year. Syracuse was invited to the 1961 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Miami (FL).

Schedule

September 23at Oregon StateNo. 10

W 19–8 35,729 September 30West VirginiaNo. 5

W 29–14 25,000 October 7at MarylandNo. 7

L 21–22 35,000 October 14at Nebraska

W 28–6 35,387 October 21at Penn State

L 0–14 44,390 October 28Holy Cross

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY

W 34–6 31,000 November 4Pittsburgh

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)

W 28–9 40,152 November 11Colgate

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)

W 51–8 25,000 November 18at Notre DameNo. 10

L 15–17 49,246 November 25at Boston College

W 28–13 17,600 December 16vs. Miami (FL)No. 14

W 15–14 15,712

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1961 team players in the NFL draft

Player Round Pick Position Club
Ernie Davis 1 1 Running Back Washington Redskins
Pete Brokaw 8 107 Back Baltimore Colts
George Francovitch 10 131 Guard St. Louis Cardinals
Gary Fallon 12 157 Halfback Minnesota Vikings
Dick Easterly 14 190 Back San Francisco 49ers
Bob Stem 19 265 Center New York Giants

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Ernie Davis was the first black player to be chosen first overall in the NFL Draft.[3] Davis was drafted by the Washington Redskins then traded to the Clevand Browns in the first round of the 1962 American Football League draft.[4] Tragically, he would never play in the NFL; he was diagnosed with leukemia shortly before he was to enter the league, and died in May 1963, less than a year after his diagnosis.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148
  2. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1962.htm
  3. ^ Sports Illustrated, October 13, 2008, p.24
  4. ^ Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p.564, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2007-11-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)