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1915 Syracuse

9–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Frank “Buck” O’Neill.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1915, game by game: won vs. Syracuse Alumni 43–0; won vs. Bucknell 6–0; lost at Princeton 0–3; won vs. Rochester (NY) 82–0; won at Brown 6–0; won at Michigan 14–7; won vs. Mount Union 73–0; won vs. Colgate 38–0; tied vs. Dartmouth 0–0; tied at Montana 6–6; won at Oregon State 28–0; won at Occidental 35–0+82−3Won 43–0 vs. Syracuse Alumni+43Syracuse AlumniWon 6–0 vs. Bucknell+6BucknellLost 0–3 at Princeton-3PrincetonWon 82–0 vs. Rochester (NY)+82Rochester (NY)Won 6–0 at Brown+6BrownWon 14–7 at Michigan+7MichiganWon 73–0 vs. Mount Union+73Mount UnionWon 38–0 vs. Colgate+38ColgateTied 0–0 vs. Dartmouth0DartmouthTied 6–6 at Montana0MontanaWon 28–0 at Oregon State+28Oregon StateWon 35–0 at Occidental+35Occidental
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsSyracuse AlumniW 43–⁠087%
Oct 2vsBucknellW 6–⁠064%
Oct 9atPrincetonL 0–⁠332%
Oct 16vsRochester (NY)W 82–⁠091%
Oct 23atBrownW 6–⁠052%
Oct 30atMichiganW 14–⁠745%
Nov 6vsMount UnionW 73–⁠092%
Nov 13vsColgateW 38–⁠051%
Nov 20vsDartmouthT 0–⁠058%
Nov 25atMontanaT 6–⁠660%
Dec 1atOregon StateW 28–⁠056%
Dec 6atOccidentalW 35–⁠088%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Occidental 35–⁠0.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1915.

Consensus All-AmericanHarold White, OG

Record
9–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
331–⁠16
Coach
Frank “Buck” O’Neill
Elo
1633 +137 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
23.9 No. 9 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Tam Rose