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1967 Syracuse

8–⁠2, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1967, game by game: won vs. Baylor 7–0; won vs. West Virginia 23–6; won at Maryland 7–3; lost at Navy 14–27; won vs. California 20–14; lost vs. Penn State 20–29; won at Pittsburgh 14–7; won vs. Holy Cross 41–7; won at Boston College 32–20; won at No. 4 UCLA 32–14+34−13Won 7–0 vs. Baylor+7BaylorWon 23–6 vs. West Virginia+17West VirginiaWon 7–3 at Maryland+4MarylandLost 14–27 at Navy-13NavyWon 20–14 vs. California+6CaliforniaLost 20–29 vs. Penn State-9Penn StateWon 14–7 at Pittsburgh+7PittsburghWon 41–7 vs. Holy Cross+34Holy CrossWon 32–20 at Boston College+12Boston CollegeWon 32–14 at No. 4 UCLA+18No. 4 UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsBaylorW 7–⁠071%
Sep 30vsWest VirginiaW 23–⁠669%
Oct 7atMarylandW 7–⁠370%
Oct 14atNavyL 14–⁠2762%
Oct 21vsCaliforniaW 20–⁠1476%
Oct 28vsPenn StateL 20–⁠2960%
Nov 4atPittsburghW 14–⁠775%
Nov 11vsHoly CrossW 41–⁠772%
Nov 18atBoston CollegeW 32–⁠2078%
Nov 25at4UCLAW 32–⁠1431%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCLA 32–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-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 1967.

Heisman voteLarry Csonka, fourth

Consensus All-AmericanLarry Csonka, FB

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠127
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1671 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.7 No. 37 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
James Cheyunski and Larry Csonka

Drafted in 1968

The 1968 draft
Rd 1Larry Csonka RBMiami Dolphins