1948 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1948 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
CaptainRobert Schiffner[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 1 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 1 – 1
Villanova   –   8 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 2 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 3 – 1
CCNY   –   3 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   3 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   3 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   2 – 6 – 1
Duquesne   –   2 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0
Hofstra   –   0 – 6 – 2
Bucknell   –   1 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   1 – 8 – 0
Drexel   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1948 college football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Reaves Baysinger and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. After a dismal 1–8 season, Baysinger was fired.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 28Niagara
W 13–925,000
October 2at Holy Cross
L 7–3315,000
October 8No. 10 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 14–3414,000
October 16No. 13 Cornell
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 7–3433,000
October 23at No. 10 Northwestern
L 0–4835,000
October 30at Boston University
L 7–127,000
November 6at Temple
L 0–208,000
November 13Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 13–2036,232
November 20at Columbia
L 28–3420,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Sources:[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. ^ "Syracuse Releases Coaching Staff in Bid for Better Football Record: Baysinger Dropped By Athletic Board". New York Times. March 2, 1949. p. 34.
  3. ^ "1948 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.


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