1955 Syracuse
5–3, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Holy Cross 49–9Oct 29
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Pittsburgh | L 12–22 | 59% |
| Oct 8 | vsBoston University | W 27–12 | 57% |
| Oct 15 | at Army | W 13–0 | 29% |
| Oct 22 | vs Maryland | L 13–34 | 35% |
| Oct 29 | at Holy Cross | W 49–9 | 46% |
| Nov 5 | at Penn State | L 20–21 | 43% |
| Nov 12 | vs Colgate | W 26–19 | 58% |
| Nov 19 | at West Virginia | W 20–13 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat West Virginia 20–13; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 8: 18
- Wk 11: 20
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 1955.
Led the nationJim Brown: kickoff return average (32.0)
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
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- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 18
- Points
- 180–130
- Coach
- Ben Schwartzwalder
- Elo
- 1627 +95 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 6.9 No. 37 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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