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1948 Syracuse

1–⁠8, coached by Reaves Baysinger.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1948, game by game: won vs. Niagara 13–9; lost at Holy Cross 7–33; lost vs. No. 10 Penn State 14–34; lost vs. No. 13 Cornell 7–34; lost at No. 10 Northwestern 0–48; lost at Boston University 7–12; lost at Temple 0–20; lost vs. Colgate 13–20; lost at Columbia 28–34+7−48Won 13–9 vs. Niagara+4NiagaraLost 7–33 at Holy Cross-26Holy CrossLost 14–34 vs. No. 10 Penn State-20No. 10 Penn StateLost 7–34 vs. No. 13 Cornell-27No. 13 CornellLost 0–48 at No. 10 Northwestern-48No. 10 NorthwesternLost 7–12 at Boston University-5Boston Universi…Lost 0–20 at Temple-20TempleLost 13–20 vs. Colgate-7ColgateLost 28–34 at Columbia-6Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsNiagaraW 13–⁠983%
Oct 2atHoly CrossL 7–⁠3326%
Oct 8vs10Penn StateL 14–⁠3426%
Oct 16vs13CornellL 7–⁠3439%
Oct 23at10NorthwesternL 0–⁠4819%
Oct 30atBoston UniversityL 7–⁠1235%
Nov 6atTempleL 0–⁠2036%
Nov 13vsColgateL 13–⁠2049%
Nov 20atColumbiaL 28–⁠3417%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 34–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll.

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

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
89–⁠244
Coach
Reaves Baysinger
Elo
1278 −122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.7 No. 101 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Robert Schiffner