1966 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1966 Syracuse Orangemen football
Gator Bowl, L 12–18 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record8–3
Head coach
Captains
Home stadium Archbold Stadium
Seasons
←  1965
1967  →
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  – – 9 –0 –1
Colgate  – – 8 –1 –1
No. 8 Georgia Tech  – – 9 –2 –0
Army  – – 8 –2 –0
Dayton  – – 8 –2 –0
Houston  – – 8 –2 –0
Memphis State  – – 7 –2 –0
No. 9 Miami (FL)  – – 8 –2 –1
Virginia Tech  – – 8 –2 –1
Syracuse  – – 8 –3 –0
Colorado State  – – 7 –3 –0
New Mexico State  – – 7 –3 –0
West Texas State  – – 7 –3 –0
Villanova  – – 6 –3 –0
Holy Cross  – – 6 –3 –1
Southern Miss  – – 6 –4 –0
Texas Western  – – 6 –4 –0
Tulane  – – 5 –4 –1
Florida State  – – 6 –5 –0
Buffalo  – – 5 –5 –0
Penn State  – – 5 –5 –0
Air Force  – – 4 –6 –0
Boston College  – – 4 –6 –0
Navy  – – 4 –6 –0
Utah State  – – 4 –6 –0
Xavier  – – 4 –6 –0
Pacific (CA)  – – 4 –7 –0
San Jose State  – – 3 –7 –0
Pittsburgh  – – 1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Orangemen were led by 18th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. After losing their first two games of the season, Syracuse won the next eight games, finishing the regular season with a record of 8–2 and ranked 16th in the Coaches Poll. They were invited to the 1966 Gator Bowl, where they lost to Tennessee.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Baylor No. 7
L 12–3531,000 [2]
September 24No. 2 UCLA
L 12–3135,000 [3]
October 1 Maryland
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 28–724,000 [4]
October 8 Navy
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 28–1439,000 [5]
October 15at Boston College
W 30–024,500 [6]
October 22at Holy Cross
W 28–619,000 [7]
October 29 Pittsburgh
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 33–730,000 [8]
November 5at Penn State
W 12–1046,314 [9]
November 12 Florida State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 37–2135,405 [10]
November 19at West Virginia
W 34–719,000 [11]
December 31vs. Tennessee
L 12–1860,213 [12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1] [13] [14]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ↑ "Southall hits 4 TDs; Bears frolic, 35–12". The Austin American-Statesman. September 11, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UCLA edges Syracuse, 13–12". The Billings Gazette. September 25, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Syracuse trounces Maryland". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 2, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Syracuse romp led by Csonka". Daily Press. October 9, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Syracuse raps Boston College". The Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Strauss, Michael (October 23, 1966). "Syracuse Gains 28–6 Victory Over Holy Cross After Scoreless First Half". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S7.
  8. ↑ "Syracuse smothers Pittsburgh, 33 to 7". The Times-Picayune. October 30, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Penn State edged". Sunday News. November 6, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "That little is too much". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 13, 1966. Retrieved November 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Syracuse thumps West Va., 34–7, for eighth straight". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 20, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Vols squeeze Orange behind Warren, 18–12". The Palm Beach Post. January 1, 1967. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1966 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1966 Syracuse)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved November 2, 2025.
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