1949 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1949 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
1949 record	4–5
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (1st season)
Captain	James Fiacco [1]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova			–					8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	5	–	2
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					1	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	8	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1949 college football season. This was Syracuse's first season under head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, who would eventually coach at the school for 25 years and become Syracuse's all-time winningest coach. The Orangemen finished the season with a record of 4–5.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Boston University	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 21–33	25,000
October 1	Lafayette	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 20–13	22,000	[2]
October 7	Temple	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 14–27	20,000	[3]
October 15	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–9	12,000	[4]
October 22	at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 21–47	18,615	[5]
October 29	at Penn State	New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 21–33	18,600
November 5	at No. 7 Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 7–33	33,000	[6]
November 12	Holy Cross	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 47–13	15,000	[7]
November 19	Colgate	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 35–7	36,232	[8]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
2. Fox, John (October 2, 1949). "Syracuse's Gridders Topple Lafayette, 20-13". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
3. Reddy, Bill (October 8, 1949). "Temple Romps over Syracuse, 27 to 14, Before 20,000 Fans". The Post-Standard . Syracuse, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Burns, Joe (October 16, 1949). "Bernie Custis Leads Syracuse to 21-9 Victory over Rutgers". The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Burr, Harold C. (October 23, 1949). "Fordham Mauls Syracuse, 47-21". Brooklyn Eagle . Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Reddy, Bill (November 6, 1949). "Cornell Drubs Syracuse, 33-7, for Seventh Win". The Post-Standard . Syracuse, N.Y. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Reddy, Bill (November 13, 1949). "Custis Paces Orangemen to Third Victory". The Post-Standard . Syracuse, N.Y. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Cushing, Elliot (November 20, 1949). "Orange Overpowers Raiders with Ground Drive, 35-7, Before Crowd of 36,232". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
9. "1949 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.