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
Captain Floyd Little, Herb Stecker [1]
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  – – 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
October 1 Maryland
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 28–724,000 [3]
October 8 Navy
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 28–1439,000
October 15at Boston College
W 30–024,500
October 22at Holy Cross
W 28–619,000 [4]
October 29 Pittsburgh
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 33–730,000
November 5at Penn State
W 12–1046,314
November 12 Florida State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 37–2135,405
November 19at West Virginia
W 34–719,000 [5]
December 31vs. Tennessee
L 12–1860,213 [6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7] [1]

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. ↑ "Syracuse trounces Maryland". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 2, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Syracuse thumps West Va., 34–7, for eighth straight". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 20, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Vols squeeze Orange behind Warren, 18–12". The Palm Beach Post. January 1, 1967. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "1966 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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