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1952 Syracuse

7–⁠3, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1952, game by game: lost vs. Bolling Field 12–13; won vs. Boston University 34–21; won at Temple 27–0; won vs. Cornell 26–6; lost at No. 1 Michigan State 7–48; won vs. Holy Cross 20–19; won vs. No. 15 Penn State 25–7; won vs. Colgate 20–14; won at Fordham 26–13; lost vs. No. 8 Alabama 6–61+27−55Lost 12–13 vs. Bolling Field-1Bolling FieldWon 34–21 vs. Boston University+13Boston Universi…Won 27–0 at Temple+27TempleWon 26–6 vs. Cornell+20CornellLost 7–48 at No. 1 Michigan State-41No. 1 Michigan StateWon 20–19 vs. Holy Cross+1Holy CrossWon 25–7 vs. No. 15 Penn State+18No. 15 Penn StateWon 20–14 vs. Colgate+6ColgateWon 26–13 at Fordham+13FordhamLost 6–61 vs. No. 8 Alabama-55No. 8 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsBolling FieldL 12–⁠1389%
Sep 27vsBoston UniversityW 34–⁠2156%
Oct 3atTempleW 27–⁠054%
Oct 11vsCornellW 26–⁠662%
Oct 18at1Michigan StateL 7–⁠4823%
Oct 25vsHoly CrossW 20–⁠1949%
Nov 8vs15Penn StateW 25–⁠753%
Nov 15vsColgateW 20–⁠1468%
Nov 22atFordhamW 26–⁠1361%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8AlabamaOrange BowlL 6–⁠6145%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 61–⁠6 in the Orange Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 13
  2. Wk 9: 15
  3. Wk 10: 16
  4. Final: 14

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 1952.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 14 peak No. 13
Points
203–⁠202
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1579 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.3 No. 42 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Richard Beyer and Joe Szombathy