1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions; Premo-Porretta National Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	16–1
Head coach	Edmund Dollard (7th season);
Home arena	Archbold Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1916–17 1918–19 →

The 1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1917–18 season. The team finished the season with a 16–1 record^[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[2]^[3] Joseph Schwarzer was named a 1918 NCAA All-American upon the conclusion of the season as well.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/18/1917*	Alfred	W 36–13	1–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
1/4/1918*	Yale	W 34–15	2–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
1/11/1918*	at Buffalo	W 30–17	3–0	Rochester, NY
1/12/1918*	at Rochester	W 26–24	4–0	Rochester, NY
1/19/1918*	Princeton	W 27–13	5–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
1/25/1918*	at Penn	W 27–24	6–0	Philadelphia, PA
1/26/1918*	at RPI	W 33–18	7–0	Rochester, NY
1/31/1918*	Penn State	W 34–24	8–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
2/6/1918*	at Colgate	W 29–25	9–0	Hamilton, NY
2/7/1918*	at Williams	W 19–16	10–0	Williamstown, MA
2/8/1918*	at Yale	W 23–15	11–0	New Haven, CT
2/9/1918*	at NYU	W 30–15	12–0	New York, NY
2/19/1918*	West Virginia	W 21–18	13–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
2/22/1918*	NYU	W 37–10	14–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
3/1/1918*	Colgate	W 27–18	15–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
3/9/1918*	Dartmouth	W 27–11	16–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
3/15/1918*	Penn	L 16–17	16–1	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[4]

References

^ "Syracuse season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "2013–14 Syracuse Orange Men's Basketball Media Guide". Game by Game Scores (page 122). Syracuse University. 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

External links

OrangeHoops.com recap of 1917–18 season

[1] "Syracuse season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

[2] "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

[3] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[MGUIDE-4] "2013–14 Syracuse Orange Men's Basketball Media Guide". Game by Game Scores (page 122). Syracuse University. 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

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Venues	Archbold Gymnasium (1908–1947; 1952–1955) State Fair Coliseum (1947–1951) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951–1952; 1955–1962) Manley Field House (1962–1980) JMA Wireless Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)
Rivalries	UConn
Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal 6-overtime game Syracuse Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics