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1951 Syracuse

5–⁠4, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1951, game by game: won vs. Temple 19–0; lost at No. 20 Cornell 14–21; won vs. Lafayette 46–0; lost vs. No. 7 Illinois 20–41; lost at Dartmouth 0–14; won vs. Fordham 33–20; lost at Penn State 13–32; won vs. Colgate 9–0; won at Boston University 26–19+46−21Won 19–0 vs. Temple+19TempleLost 14–21 at No. 20 Cornell-7No. 20 CornellWon 46–0 vs. Lafayette+46LafayetteLost 20–41 vs. No. 7 Illinois-21No. 7 IllinoisLost 0–14 at Dartmouth-14DartmouthWon 33–20 vs. Fordham+13FordhamLost 13–32 at Penn State-19Penn StateWon 9–0 vs. Colgate+9ColgateWon 26–19 at Boston University+7Boston Universi…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsTempleW 19–⁠066%
Sep 29at20CornellL 14–⁠2127%
Oct 6vsLafayetteW 46–⁠073%
Oct 13vs7IllinoisL 20–⁠4142%
Oct 20atDartmouthL 0–⁠1436%
Oct 27vsFordhamW 33–⁠2044%
Nov 10atPenn StateL 13–⁠3241%
Nov 17vsColgateW 9–⁠064%
Nov 24atBoston UniversityW 26–⁠1938%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston University 26–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 74th-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 1951.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
180–⁠147
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1506 +33 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.1 No. 67 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Ed Dobrowolski and John Donati