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1971 Syracuse

5–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1971, game by game: tied vs. Wisconsin 20–20; lost at Northwestern 6–12; won at Indiana 7–0; won at Maryland 21–13; lost vs. No. 9 Penn State 0–31; won vs. Holy Cross 63–21; lost at Pittsburgh 21–31; lost vs. Boston College 3–10; lost at Navy 14–17; won vs. West Virginia 28–24; won at Miami 14–0+42−31Tied 20–20 vs. Wisconsin0WisconsinLost 6–12 at Northwestern-6NorthwesternWon 7–0 at Indiana+7IndianaWon 21–13 at Maryland+8MarylandLost 0–31 vs. No. 9 Penn State-31No. 9 Penn StateWon 63–21 vs. Holy Cross+42Holy CrossLost 21–31 at Pittsburgh-10PittsburghLost 3–10 vs. Boston College-7Boston CollegeLost 14–17 at Navy-3NavyWon 28–24 vs. West Virginia+4West VirginiaWon 14–0 at Miami+14Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsWisconsinT 20–⁠2063%
Sep 25atNorthwesternL 6–⁠1248%
Oct 2atIndianaW 7–⁠063%
Oct 9atMarylandW 21–⁠1364%
Oct 16vs9Penn StateL 0–⁠3138%
Oct 23vsHoly CrossW 63–⁠2174%
Oct 30atPittsburghL 21–⁠3159%
Nov 6vsBoston CollegeL 3–⁠1046%
Nov 13atNavyL 14–⁠1762%
Nov 20vsWest VirginiaW 28–⁠2442%
Dec 4atMiamiW 14–⁠053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 15

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 1971.

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
197–⁠179
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1506 −20 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 52 of 120; offense No. 82, defense No. 34
SRS
3.5 No. 48 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Joe Ehrmann and Dan Yochum

Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 2Dan Yochum OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Tom Myers DBNew Orleans Saints