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1958 Syracuse

8–⁠2, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1958, game by game: won vs. Boston College 24–14; lost at Holy Cross 13–14; won vs. Cornell 55–0; won vs. Nebraska 38–0; won at Penn State 14–6; won vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh 16–13; won at Boston University 42–0; won vs. Colgate 47–0; won at West Virginia 15–12; lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 6–21+55−15Won 24–14 vs. Boston College+10Boston CollegeLost 13–14 at Holy Cross-1Holy CrossWon 55–0 vs. Cornell+55CornellWon 38–0 vs. Nebraska+38NebraskaWon 14–6 at Penn State+8Penn StateWon 16–13 vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh+3No. 12 PittsburghWon 42–0 at Boston University+42Boston Universi…Won 47–0 vs. Colgate+47ColgateWon 15–12 at West Virginia+3West VirginiaLost 6–21 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma-15No. 3 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsBoston CollegeW 24–⁠1465%
Oct 4atHoly CrossL 13–⁠1457%
Oct 11vsCornellW 55–⁠074%
Oct 18vsNebraskaW 38–⁠084%
Oct 25atPenn StateW 14–⁠646%
Nov 1vs12PittsburghW 16–⁠1363%
Nov 7atBoston UniversityW 42–⁠068%
Nov 15vsColgateW 47–⁠091%
Nov 22atWest VirginiaW 15–⁠1259%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs3OklahomaOrange BowlL 6–⁠2136%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 21–⁠6 in the Orange Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 12
  2. Wk 9: 12
  3. Wk 10: 10
  4. Wk 11: 10
  5. Final: 9

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 1958.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 9
Points
270–⁠80
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1672 +93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.4 No. 15 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Chuck Zimmerman

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 3Ron Luciano OTDetroit Lions
Rd 6Al Benecick OGPhiladelphia Eagles