1945 Syracuse

1–⁠6, coached by Ossie Solem.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1945, game by game: lost vs. Cornell 14–26; lost at Temple 6–7; lost at Columbia 0–32; won vs. West Virginia 12–0; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–8; lost at Penn State 0–26; lost vs. Colgate 6–7+12−32Lost 14–26 vs. Cornell-12CornellLost 6–7 at Temple-1TempleLost 0–32 at Columbia-32ColumbiaWon 12–0 vs. West Virginia+12West VirginiaLost 0–8 vs. Dartmouth-8DartmouthLost 0–26 at Penn State-26Penn StateLost 6–7 vs. Colgate-1Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsCornellL 14–⁠2677%
Sep 28atTempleL 6–⁠739%
Oct 6atColumbiaL 0–⁠3249%
Oct 12vsWest VirginiaW 12–⁠047%
Oct 27vsDartmouthL 0–⁠853%
Nov 3atPenn StateL 0–⁠2619%
Nov 17vsColgateL 6–⁠755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colgate 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 130th-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 1945.

Record
1–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
38–⁠106
Coach
Ossie Solem
Elo
1352 −98 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−12.4 No. 84 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Angelo Acocella