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1946 Syracuse

4–⁠5, coached by Biggie Munn.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1946, game by game: won vs. Boston University 41–6; lost at Dartmouth 14–20; lost vs. Penn State 0–9; won at Holy Cross 21–12; lost at West Virginia 0–13; won vs. Temple 28–7; won at Cornell 14–7; lost vs. Colgate 7–25; lost at Columbia 21–59+35−38Won 41–6 vs. Boston University+35Boston Universi…Lost 14–20 at Dartmouth-6DartmouthLost 0–9 vs. Penn State-9Penn StateWon 21–12 at Holy Cross+9Holy CrossLost 0–13 at West Virginia-13West VirginiaWon 28–7 vs. Temple+21TempleWon 14–7 at Cornell+7CornellLost 7–25 vs. Colgate-18ColgateLost 21–59 at Columbia-38Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsBoston UniversityW 41–⁠683%
Oct 5atDartmouthL 14–⁠2038%
Oct 12vsPenn StateL 0–⁠938%
Oct 19atHoly CrossW 21–⁠1223%
Oct 26atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠1348%
Nov 2vsTempleW 28–⁠742%
Nov 9atCornellW 14–⁠745%
Nov 16vsColgateL 7–⁠2567%
Nov 23atColumbiaL 21–⁠5932%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 59–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 115th-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 1946.

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
146–⁠158
Coach
Biggie Munn
Elo
1391 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.5 No. 69 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Richard Whitesell

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 7Joe Watt RBBoston Yanks