1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1944 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Head coach
CaptainVictor Merkel[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   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
  –   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 23Cornell
L 6–3922,000[2]
October 7at Columbia
L 2–2618,000[3]
October 14Lafayette
  • 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 4Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–41
November 18Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 43–1315,000[6]

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References

  1. ^ a b 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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