1976 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1976 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Frank Maloney (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Coughlin (1st season)
Captain	William Zanovitch
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 3–8.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Bowling Green	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 7–22	23,859
September 18	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 3–41	54,129
September 25	No. 8 Maryland	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 28–42	21,109
October 2	Oregon State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 21–3	18,591
October 9	Tulane	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 3–0	11,223
October 16	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 3–27	61,474
October 23	Temple	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 24–16	19,152
October 30	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 13–23	50,390
November 6	Navy	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 10–27	22,333
November 13	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–28	25,433
November 20	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 28–34	27,848
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 82 Art Monk Fr G 64 Craig Wolfley Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 71 Ken Clarke Jr S 7 Tim Moresco Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Dave Jacobs So	Head coach Frank Maloney Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt