1944 Syracuse

2–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Ossie Solem.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1944, game by game: lost vs. Cornell 6–39; lost at Columbia 2–26; won vs. Lafayette 32–7; tied at Temple 7–7; lost at Boston College 12–19; lost vs. Penn State 0–41; won vs. Colgate 43–13+30−41Lost 6–39 vs. Cornell-33CornellLost 2–26 at Columbia-24ColumbiaWon 32–7 vs. Lafayette+25LafayetteTied 7–7 at Temple0TempleLost 12–19 at Boston College-7Boston CollegeLost 0–41 vs. Penn State-41Penn StateWon 43–13 vs. Colgate+30Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsCornellL 6–⁠3980%
Oct 7atColumbiaL 2–⁠2655%
Oct 14vsLafayetteW 32–⁠772%
Oct 21atTempleT 7–⁠743%
Oct 28atBoston CollegeL 12–⁠1926%
Nov 4vsPenn StateL 0–⁠4138%
Nov 18vsColgateW 43–⁠1344%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 43–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 108th-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 1944.

Record
2–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
102–⁠152
Coach
Ossie Solem
Elo
1425 −79 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−19.9 No. 87 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Victor Merkel