1909 Syracuse

4–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Tad Jones.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1909, game by game: won vs. Hamilton 20–0; lost at Yale 0–15; won vs. Rochester (NY) 17–0; lost at Carlisle 11–14; won vs. Niagara 39–0; lost at Michigan 0–44; won vs. Tufts 5–0; lost vs. Colgate 5–6; lost vs. Illinois 8–17; tied at Fordham 5–5+39−44Won 20–0 vs. Hamilton+20HamiltonLost 0–15 at Yale-15YaleWon 17–0 vs. Rochester (NY)+17Rochester (NY)Lost 11–14 at Carlisle-3CarlisleWon 39–0 vs. Niagara+39NiagaraLost 0–44 at Michigan-44MichiganWon 5–0 vs. Tufts+5TuftsLost 5–6 vs. Colgate-1ColgateLost 8–17 vs. Illinois-9IllinoisTied 5–5 at Fordham0Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsHamiltonW 20–⁠088%
Oct 2atYaleL 0–⁠1528%
Oct 9vsRochester (NY)W 17–⁠091%
Oct 16atCarlisleL 11–⁠1423%
Oct 23vsNiagaraW 39–⁠089%
Oct 30atMichiganL 0–⁠4438%
Nov 6vsTuftsW 5–⁠086%
Nov 13vsColgateL 5–⁠660%
Nov 20vsIllinoisL 8–⁠1745%
Nov 25atFordhamT 5–⁠531%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Fordham 5–⁠5.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
110–⁠101
Coach
Tad Jones
Elo
1477 −50 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
4.7 No. 30 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Herbert Barry