1965 Syracuse
7–3, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pittsburgh 51–13Oct 30
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at Navy | W 14–6 | 55% |
| Sep 25 | vs Miami | L 0–24 | 77% |
| Oct 2 | at Maryland | W 24–7 | 48% |
| Oct 9 | at UCLA | L 14–24 | 63% |
| Oct 16 | vs Penn State | W 28–21 | 55% |
| Oct 23 | vs Holy Cross | W 32–6 | 80% |
| Oct 30 | vs Pittsburgh | W 51–13 | 62% |
| Nov 6 | vs Oregon State | L 12–13 | 73% |
| Nov 13 | at West Virginia | W 41–19 | 57% |
| Nov 20 | vs Boston College | W 21–13 | 73% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Boston College 21–13; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 9
Players on this team
Larry CsonkaFullback
Floyd LittleRunning back
Charlie BrownDefensive back- Pat KillorinCenter
- Gary BugenhagenOffensive tackle
- John McGuireReceiver
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 1965.
Heisman voteFloyd Little, fifth
Led the nationFloyd Little: punt return average (23.5)
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
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- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 9
- Points
- 237–146
- Coach
- Ben Schwartzwalder
- Elo
- 1648 +48 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.4 No. 21 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- Harris Elliott
Drafted in 1966
The 1966 draft| Rd 2 | Charlie Brown DB | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 3 | Pat Killorin C | Pittsburgh Steelers |