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1949 Syracuse

4–⁠5, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1949, game by game: lost vs. Boston University 21–33; won vs. Lafayette 20–13; lost vs. Temple 14–27; won at Rutgers 21–9; lost vs. Fordham 21–47; lost at Penn State 21–33; lost at No. 7 Cornell 7–33; won vs. Holy Cross 47–13; won vs. Colgate 35–7+34−26Lost 21–33 vs. Boston University-12Boston Universi…Won 20–13 vs. Lafayette+7LafayetteLost 14–27 vs. Temple-13TempleWon 21–9 at Rutgers+12RutgersLost 21–47 vs. Fordham-26FordhamLost 21–33 at Penn State-12Penn StateLost 7–33 at No. 7 Cornell-26No. 7 CornellWon 47–13 vs. Holy Cross+34Holy CrossWon 35–7 vs. Colgate+28Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsBoston UniversityL 21–⁠3346%
Oct 1vsLafayetteW 20–⁠1348%
Oct 7vsTempleL 14–⁠2748%
Oct 15atRutgersW 21–⁠919%
Oct 22vsFordhamL 21–⁠4744%
Oct 29atPenn StateL 21–⁠3316%
Nov 5at7CornellL 7–⁠3311%
Nov 12vsHoly CrossW 47–⁠1353%
Nov 15vsColgateW 35–⁠765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 35–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠215
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1386 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.8 No. 75 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Fiacco