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1950 Syracuse

5–⁠5, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1950, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 42–12; lost at Temple 6–7; lost vs. No. 16 Cornell 7–26; won vs. Penn State 27–7; won at Holy Cross 34–27; won at Boston University 13–7; won at Lafayette 34–0; lost vs. John Carroll 16–21; lost vs. Colgate 14–19; lost vs. Fordham 6–13+34−19Won 42–12 vs. Rutgers+30RutgersLost 6–7 at Temple-1TempleLost 7–26 vs. No. 16 Cornell-19No. 16 CornellWon 27–7 vs. Penn State+20Penn StateWon 34–27 at Holy Cross+7Holy CrossWon 13–7 at Boston University+6Boston Universi…Won 34–0 at Lafayette+34LafayetteLost 16–21 vs. John Carroll-5John CarrollLost 14–19 vs. Colgate-5ColgateLost 6–13 vs. Fordham-7Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsRutgersW 42–⁠1244%
Sep 29atTempleL 6–⁠742%
Oct 7vs16CornellL 7–⁠2636%
Oct 14vsPenn StateW 27–⁠741%
Oct 21atHoly CrossW 34–⁠2754%
Oct 28atBoston UniversityW 13–⁠746%
Nov 4atLafayetteW 34–⁠062%
Nov 10vsJohn CarrollL 16–⁠2188%
Nov 18vsColgateL 14–⁠1973%
Dec 2vsFordhamL 6–⁠1338%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fordham 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
199–⁠139
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1459 +35 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.5 No. 62 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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