1953 Syracuse

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1953, game by game: won vs. Temple 42–0; tied vs. Boston University 14–14; won vs. Fordham 20–13; lost at Penn State 14–20; lost at No. 7 Illinois 13–20; won at Holy Cross 21–0; won at Cornell 26–0; won vs. Colgate 34–18; lost at Villanova 13–14+42−7Won 42–0 vs. Temple+42TempleTied 14–14 vs. Boston University0Boston Universi…Won 20–13 vs. Fordham+7FordhamLost 14–20 at Penn State-6Penn StateLost 13–20 at No. 7 Illinois-7No. 7 IllinoisWon 21–0 at Holy Cross+21Holy CrossWon 26–0 at Cornell+26CornellWon 34–18 vs. Colgate+16ColgateLost 13–14 at Villanova-1Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 14–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 29th-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 1953.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
197–⁠99
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1616 +63 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.6 No. 28 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1954

The 1954 draft
Rd 2Bob Fleck OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2Pat Stark BPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Lester McClelland OTLos Angeles Rams