1954 Syracuse

4–⁠4, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1954, game by game: won vs. Villanova 28–6; lost vs. No. 10 Penn State 0–13; lost at Boston University 19–41; lost at Illinois 6–34; won vs. Holy Cross 25–20; lost at Cornell 6–14; won vs. Colgate 31–12; won vs. Fordham 20–7+22−28Won 28–6 vs. Villanova+22VillanovaLost 0–13 vs. No. 10 Penn State-13No. 10 Penn StateLost 19–41 at Boston University-22Boston Universi…Lost 6–34 at Illinois-28IllinoisWon 25–20 vs. Holy Cross+5Holy CrossLost 6–14 at Cornell-8CornellWon 31–12 vs. Colgate+19ColgateWon 20–7 vs. Fordham+13Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fordham 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 53rd-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 1954.

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠147
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1549 −29 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.5 No. 71 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1955

The 1955 draft
Rd 3Ray Perkins BWashington Redskins