1955 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1955 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Alfred    8 0 0
Drexel    8 0 0
Trinity (CT)    7 0 0
Juniata    8 0 1
Carnegie Tech    5 1 1
Tufts    5 2 0
Boston College    5 2 1
No. 20 Army    6 3 0
Colgate    6 3 0
No. 11 Pittsburgh    7 4 0
Holy Cross    6 4 0
Syracuse    5 3 0
Penn State    5 4 0
Buffalo    4 4 1
Hofstra    3 6 0
Bucknell    2 6 1
Boston University    2 6 0
Franklin & Marshall    2 6 0
Villanova    1 9 0
Temple    0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1955 college football season. The Orangemen were led by seventh-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–3 record and were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24No. 7 PittsburghL 12–2216,000
October 8Boston University
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 27–1215,000
October 15at No. 18 ArmyW 13–012,500
October 22No. 2 Maryland
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 13–3432,500[2]
October 29at No. 13 Holy CrossW 49–924,000[3]
November 5at Penn StateNo. 18L 20–2130,434
November 12Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 26–1939,500[4]
November 19at No. 13 West VirginiaW 20–1322,000[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6][1]

Roster

References

  1. 1 2 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148.
  2. "Maryland smashes Syracuse, 34–13". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Hoobing, Bob (October 30, 1955). "Syracuse Crushes Crusaders". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D via Newspapers.com.
  4. Natanson, Leroy (November 13, 1955). "Record 39,500 Fans See SU Nip Colgate". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 21 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Syracuse upsets West Virginia, 20–13". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1955 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2018.


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