1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1944 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Head coach
CaptainVictor Merkel [1]
Home stadium Archbold Stadium
Seasons
←  1942
1945  →
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Army  – 9 –0 –0
Yale  – 7 –0 –1
Harvard  – 5 –1 –0
Bucknell  – 7 –2 –1
Penn State  – 6 –3 –0
Penn  – 5 –3 –0
Boston College  – 4 –3 –0
Cornell  – 5 –4 –0
Villanova  – 4 –4 –0
Drexel  – 2 –2 –0
Pittsburgh  – 4 –5 –0
Brown  – 3 –4 –1
Temple  – 2 –4 –2
Syracuse  – 2 –4 –1
Princeton  – 1 –2 –0
Dartmouth  – 2 –5 –1
Colgate  – 2 –5 –0
NYU  – 2 –5 –0
Columbia  – 2 –6 –0
Tufts  – 1 –4 –1
Franklin & Marshall  – 1 –8 –0
CCNY  – 0 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1944 college football season. The Orangemen were led by seventh-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse resumed play after taking a hiatus during the 1943 season due to World War II. They finished the season with a record of 2–4–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Cornell
L 6–3922,000 [2]
October 7at Columbia
L 2–2618,000 [3]
October 14 Lafayette
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 32–75,000 [4]
October 21at Temple
T 7–7200 [5]
October 28at Boston College
L 12–196,500
November 4 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–41
November 18 Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 43–1315,000 [6]

[7] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. ↑ "Cornell Defeats Syracuse's Eleven by 39-6 to Gain First Triumph in Archbold Stadium". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. S1.
  3. ↑ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 8, 1944). "Columbia Defeats Syracuse, 26-2; Lions Again on Top". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ↑ "Syracuse Plows Through Lafayette Eleven to Win Night Game by 32-7 Score". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Only 200 Brave Stormy Weather to See Temple, Syracuse Play 7-7 Tie". Gazette and Bulletin . Williamsport, Pa. Associated Press. October 21, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Pinckney, Paul (November 19, 1944). "Orange Shocks Raiders, 43-13; Syracusans Rout Rivals at Archbold". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "1944 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
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