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1948 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1948 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
CaptainRobert Schiffner[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 1 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 1 – 1
Villanova   –   8 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 2 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 3 – 1
CCNY   –   3 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   3 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   3 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   2 – 6 – 1
Duquesne   –   2 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0
Hofstra   –   0 – 6 – 2
Bucknell   –   1 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   1 – 8 – 0
Drexel   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Reaves Baysinger and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. After a dismal 1–8 season, Baysinger was fired.[2]

Syracuse was ranked at No. 129 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Niagara
W 13–925,000
October 2at Holy Cross
L 7–3315,000[4]
October 8No. 10 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 14–3414,000
October 16No. 13 Cornell
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 7–3433,000[5]
October 23at No. 10 Northwestern
L 0–4835,000
October 302:00 p.m.at Boston University
L 7–127,257[6][7]
November 6at Temple
L 0–208,500[8]
November 13Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 13–2036,232[9]
November 20at Columbia
L 28–3420,000[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. ^ "Syracuse Releases Coaching Staff in Bid for Better Football Record: Baysinger Dropped By Athletic Board". New York Times. March 2, 1949. p. 34.
  3. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross Overpowers Syracuse, 33 to 7; Crusaders' Pass Attack Clicks in Win". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1948. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Reddy, Bill (October 17, 1948). "Big Red Smothers Orange Gridders, 34 to 7". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Improved B. U. Favored Against Syracuse Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (October 31, 1948). "Boston University Subdues Stubborn Syracuse, 12-7". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 39. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 7, 1948). "Improved Temple Defeats Syracuse". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Beeney, Bill (November 14, 1948). "Raiders' Ground Attack Beats Orange Passes, 20-13". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Effrat, Louis (November 21, 1948). "Columbia Halts Syracuse; Lions Score, 34-28". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ "1948 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.


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