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1957 Syracuse

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1957, game by game: tied vs. Iowa State 7–7; won vs. Boston University 27–20; won at Cornell 34–0; won at Nebraska 26–9; lost vs. Penn State 12–20; won at Pittsburgh 24–21; lost vs. Holy Cross 19–20; won vs. Colgate 34–6; lost at West Virginia 0–7+34−8Tied 7–7 vs. Iowa State0Iowa StateWon 27–20 vs. Boston University+7Boston Universi…Won 34–0 at Cornell+34CornellWon 26–9 at Nebraska+17NebraskaLost 12–20 vs. Penn State-8Penn StateWon 24–21 at Pittsburgh+3PittsburghLost 19–20 vs. Holy Cross-1Holy CrossWon 34–6 vs. Colgate+28ColgateLost 0–7 at West Virginia-7West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsIowa StateT 7–⁠783%
Oct 5vsBoston UniversityW 27–⁠2081%
Oct 12atCornellW 34–⁠068%
Oct 19atNebraskaW 26–⁠974%
Oct 26vsPenn StateL 12–⁠2075%
Nov 2atPittsburghW 24–⁠2149%
Nov 9vsHoly CrossL 19–⁠2077%
Nov 16vsColgateW 34–⁠682%
Nov 23atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠747%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 28th-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 1957.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠110
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1618 −7 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.3 No. 52 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1958

The 1958 draft
Rd 6Dick Lasse EPittsburgh Steelers