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1973 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1973 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State     12 0 0
No. 9 Houston     11 1 0
Temple     9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane     9 3 0
Memphis State     8 3 0
Tampa     8 3 0
Boston College     7 4 0
South Carolina     7 4 0
Utah State     7 4 0
Air Force     6 4 0
Southern Miss     6 4 1
Northern Illinois     6 5 0
Rutgers     6 5 0
West Virginia     6 5 0
Pittsburgh     6 5 1
Colgate     5 5 0
Dayton     5 5 1
Xavier     5 5 1
Georgia Tech     5 6 0
Holy Cross     5 6 0
Miami (FL)     5 6 0
Cincinnati     4 7 0
Marshall     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
Southern Illinois     3 7 1
Villanova     3 8 0
Syracuse     2 9 0
Virginia Tech     2 9 0
Army     0 10 0
Florida State     0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, in his 25th and final year with the team, and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 2–9. At the conclusion of the season, Ben Schwartzwalder retired as Syracuse's all-time winningest coach with an overall record of 153–91–3.

Schedule

September 15Bowling Green

L 14–41 18,254 September 22Michigan State

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY

L 8–14 21,821 September 29at Washington

L 7–21 54,800 October 6at Maryland

L 0–38 32,800 October 13at Navy

L 14–23 20,591 October 20No. 5 Penn State

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)

L 6–49 27,595 October 27Miami (FL)

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY

L 23–34 19,369 November 3at Pittsburgh

L 14–28 24,932 November 10at Holy Cross

W 5–3 16,404 November 17Boston College

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)

W 24–13 11,199 November 24West Virginia

  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)

L 14–24 12,917

Template:CFB Schedule End

Sources:[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ^ "1973 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.