1973 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1973 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
CaptainGame captains [1]
Home stadium Archbold Stadium
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  – 11 –0 –0
No. 5 Penn State  – 12 –0 –0
No. 9 Houston  – 11 –1 –0
Temple  – 9 –1 –0
No. 20 Tulane  – 9 –3 –0
Memphis State  – 8 –3 –0
Tampa  – 8 –3 –0
Boston College  – 7 –4 –0
South Carolina  – 7 –4 –0
Utah State  – 7 –4 –0
Air Force  – 6 –4 –0
Southern Miss  – 6 –4 –1
Northern Illinois  – 6 –5 –0
Rutgers  – 6 –5 –0
West Virginia  – 6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh  – 6 –5 –1
Colgate  – 5 –5 –0
Dayton  – 5 –5 –1
Xavier  – 5 –5 –1
Georgia Tech  – 5 –6 –0
Holy Cross  – 5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)  – 5 –6 –0
Cincinnati  – 4 –7 –0
Marshall  – 4 –7 –0
Navy  – 4 –7 –0
Southern Illinois  – 3 –7 –1
Villanova  – 3 –8 –0
Syracuse  – 2 –9 –0
Virginia Tech  – 2 –9 –0
Army  – 0 –10 –0
Florida State  – 0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, in his 25th and final year with the team, and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 2–9. At the conclusion of the season, Ben Schwartzwalder retired as Syracuse's all-time winningest coach with an overall record of 153–91–3.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 151:30 p.m. Bowling Green
L 14–4118,254 [2]
September 22 Michigan State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 8–1421,821 [3]
September 29at Washington
L 7–2154,800 [4]
October 6at Maryland
L 0–3832,800 [5]
October 13at Navy
L 14–2320,591 [6]
October 20No. 5 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 6–4927,595 [7]
October 271:35 p.m. Miami (FL)
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 23–3419,369 [8]
November 3at Pittsburgh
L 14–2824,932 [9]
November 10at Holy Cross
W 5–316,404 [10]
November 17 Boston College
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 24–1311,199 [11]
November 24 West Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 14–2412,917 [12]
  • Rankings from 1973 AP Poll released prior to the game

[1] [13] [14]

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ↑ "Bowling Green drubs Syracuse". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 16, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Last minute rally gives Spartans win". Evansville Courier & Press. September 23, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UW tips Syracuse for 1st win, 21–7". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Maryland blasts Syracuse, 38–0". The Indianapolis Star. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Middies spear Syracuse, 23–14". The Indianapolis Star. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Penn State routs Syracuse, 49–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Miami defeats Syracuse, 34–23". The Greenville News. October 28, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Pitt kicks Syracuse". The Houston Chronicle. November 4, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Gammons, Peter (November 11, 1973). "Weather, HC Frigid — Syracuse Ends Famine". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Syracuse shocks Boston College". The Pittsburgh Press. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers defeat Syracuse Orangemen". The Beckley Post-Herald & Register. November 25, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1973 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1973 Syracuse)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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