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1968 Syracuse

6–⁠4, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1968, game by game: lost at Michigan State 10–14; won vs. Maryland 32–14; won vs. No. 9 UCLA 20–7; won vs. Pittsburgh 50–17; lost at No. 11 California 0–43; won at Holy Cross 47–0; won vs. William & Mary 31–0; won vs. Navy 44–6; lost at West Virginia 6–23; lost at No. 3 Penn State 12–30+47−43Lost 10–14 at Michigan State-4Michigan StateWon 32–14 vs. Maryland+18MarylandWon 20–7 vs. No. 9 UCLA+13No. 9 UCLAWon 50–17 vs. Pittsburgh+33PittsburghLost 0–43 at No. 11 California-43No. 11 CaliforniaWon 47–0 at Holy Cross+47Holy CrossWon 31–0 vs. William & Mary+31William & MaryWon 44–6 vs. Navy+38NavyLost 6–23 at West Virginia-17West VirginiaLost 12–30 at No. 3 Penn State-18No. 3 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atMichigan StateL 10–⁠1454%
Sep 28vsMarylandW 32–⁠1485%
Oct 5vs9UCLAW 20–⁠754%
Oct 12vsPittsburghW 50–⁠1786%
Oct 26at11CaliforniaL 0–⁠4350%
Nov 2atHoly CrossW 47–⁠064%
Nov 9vsWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠078%
Nov 16vsNavyW 44–⁠684%
Nov 23atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠2362%
Dec 7at3Penn StateL 12–⁠3025%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 30–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 5: 15
  3. Wk 6: 11
  4. Wk 7: 10

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 1968.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
252–⁠154
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1600 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.5 No. 38 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Anthony Kyasky

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 1Art Thoms DTOakland Raiders
Rd 5Anthony Kyasky DBNew Orleans Saints