1901 Syracuse

7–⁠2, coached by Edwin Sweetland. The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠1, over eight games to the nine on file here.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1901, game by game: won vs. Cortland State 35–0; won vs. Rensselaer 26–0; won at Brown 20–0; lost vs. Lafayette 0–5; won vs. Clarkson 27–0; won vs. Amherst 28–17; won at Columbia 11–5; lost at Syracuse Alumni 0–6; won vs. Vermont 38–0+38−6Won 35–0 vs. Cortland State+35Cortland StateWon 26–0 vs. Rensselaer+26RensselaerWon 20–0 at Brown+20BrownLost 0–5 vs. Lafayette-5LafayetteWon 27–0 vs. Clarkson+27ClarksonWon 28–17 vs. Amherst+11AmherstWon 11–5 at Columbia+6ColumbiaLost 0–6 at Syracuse Alumni-6Syracuse AlumniWon 38–0 vs. Vermont+38Vermont
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Vermont 38–⁠0.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
185–⁠33
Coach
Edwin Sweetland
Elo
1540 +48 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.8 No. 8 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Lynn Wycoff