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1972 Syracuse

5–⁠6, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1972, game by game: won vs. Temple 17–10; lost at NC State 20–43; lost at Wisconsin 7–31; won vs. Maryland 16–12; lost vs. Indiana 2–10; won vs. Navy 30–14; lost at No. 12 Penn State 0–17; won vs. Pittsburgh 10–6; lost at Boston College 0–37; won vs. Army 27–6; lost at West Virginia 12–43+21−37Won 17–10 vs. Temple+7TempleLost 20–43 at NC State-23NC StateLost 7–31 at Wisconsin-24WisconsinWon 16–12 vs. Maryland+4MarylandLost 2–10 vs. Indiana-8IndianaWon 30–14 vs. Navy+16NavyLost 0–17 at No. 12 Penn State-17No. 12 Penn StateWon 10–6 vs. Pittsburgh+4PittsburghLost 0–37 at Boston College-37Boston CollegeWon 27–6 vs. Army+21ArmyLost 12–43 at West Virginia-31West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsTempleW 17–⁠1071%
Sep 16atNC StateL 20–⁠4357%
Sep 23atWisconsinL 7–⁠3143%
Sep 30vsMarylandW 16–⁠1267%
Oct 7vsIndianaL 2–⁠1064%
Oct 14vsNavyW 30–⁠1458%
Oct 21at12Penn StateL 0–⁠1715%
Oct 28vsPittsburghW 10–⁠667%
Nov 4atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠3739%
Nov 11vsArmyW 27–⁠654%
Nov 18atWest VirginiaL 12–⁠4325%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 43–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 100th-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 1972.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
141–⁠229
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1442 −61 this season
SP+ rating
-9.8 No. 98 of 121; offense No. 112, defense No. 58
SRS
−6.4 No. 87 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
Rd 1Joe Ehrmann DTBaltimore Colts