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1947 Syracuse

3–⁠6, coached by Reaves Baysinger.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1947, game by game: won vs. Niagara 14–7; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–28; won vs. Temple 28–12; lost at No. 9 Penn State 0–40; lost vs. Holy Cross 0–26; lost at Lafayette 7–14; lost at Cornell 6–12; won vs. Colgate 7–0; lost at No. 19 Columbia 8–28+16−40Won 14–7 vs. Niagara+7NiagaraLost 7–28 vs. Dartmouth-21DartmouthWon 28–12 vs. Temple+16TempleLost 0–40 at No. 9 Penn State-40No. 9 Penn StateLost 0–26 vs. Holy Cross-26Holy CrossLost 7–14 at Lafayette-7LafayetteLost 6–12 at Cornell-6CornellWon 7–0 vs. Colgate+7ColgateLost 8–28 at No. 19 Columbia-20No. 19 Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsNiagaraW 14–⁠785%
Oct 4vsDartmouthL 7–⁠2861%
Oct 11vsTempleW 28–⁠1247%
Oct 18at9Penn StateL 0–⁠4021%
Oct 25vsHoly CrossL 0–⁠2646%
Nov 1atLafayetteL 7–⁠1466%
Nov 8atCornellL 6–⁠1234%
Nov 15vsColgateW 7–⁠046%
Nov 22at19ColumbiaL 8–⁠2818%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 28–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 131st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
77–⁠167
Coach
Reaves Baysinger
Elo
1351 −76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.3 No. 99 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Laurence Ellis