1969 Syracuse

5–⁠5, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1969, game by game: won vs. Iowa State 14–13; lost at Kansas 0–13; won at Wisconsin 43–7; won at Maryland 20–9; lost vs. No. 5 Penn State 14–15; lost at Pittsburgh 20–21; won vs. Arizona 23–0; won at Navy 15–0; lost vs. No. 18 West Virginia 10–13; lost vs. Boston College 10–35+36−25Won 14–13 vs. Iowa State+1Iowa StateLost 0–13 at Kansas-13KansasWon 43–7 at Wisconsin+36WisconsinWon 20–9 at Maryland+11MarylandLost 14–15 vs. No. 5 Penn State-1No. 5 Penn StateLost 20–21 at Pittsburgh-1PittsburghWon 23–0 vs. Arizona+23ArizonaWon 15–0 at Navy+15NavyLost 10–13 vs. No. 18 West Virginia-3No. 18 West VirginiaLost 10–35 vs. Boston College-25Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 35–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 65th-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 1969.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
169–⁠126
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1525 −41 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.6 No. 52 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 4Bill Maddox TESan Diego Chargers