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1972 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1972 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Penn State     10 2 0
No. 14 Notre Dame     8 3 0
Utah State     8 3 0
West Virginia     8 4 0
Florida State     7 4 0
Northern Illinois     7 4 0
Rutgers     7 4 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech     7 4 1
Air Force     6 4 0
Army     6 4 0
Virginia Tech     6 4 1
Houston     6 4 1
Tulane     6 5 0
Temple     5 4 0
Colgate     5 4 1
Holy Cross     5 4 1
Syracuse     5 6 0
Miami (FL)     5 6 0
Dayton     4 6 1
Boston College     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
South Carolina     4 7 0
Southern Miss     3 7 1
Xavier     3 8 0
Marshall     2 8 0
Cincinnati     2 9 0
Villanova     2 9 0
Pittsburgh     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1972 college football season. The team was led by 24th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 5–6.

Schedule

September 9Temple

W 17–10 21,062 September 16at NC State

L 20–43 27,100 September 23at Wisconsin

L 7–31 67,234 September 30Maryland

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY

W 16–12 15,681 October 7Indiana

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY

L 2–10 18,444 October 14Navy

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY

W 30–14 22,187 October 21at No. 12 Penn State

L 0–17 60,465 October 28Pittsburgh

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)

W 10–6 21,348 November 4at Boston College

L 0–37 21,216 November 11Army

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY

W 27–6 19,525 November 18at West Virginia

L 12–43 31,500

Template:CFB Schedule End

Sources:[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ^ "1972 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.