1973 Syracuse

2–⁠9, coached by Ben Schwartzwalder.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1973, game by game: lost vs. Bowling Green 14–41; lost vs. Michigan State 8–14; lost at Washington 7–21; lost at Maryland 0–38; lost at Navy 14–23; lost vs. No. 5 Penn State 6–49; lost vs. Miami 23–34; lost at Pittsburgh 14–28; won at Holy Cross 5–3; won vs. Boston College 24–13; lost vs. West Virginia 14–24+11−43Lost 14–41 vs. Bowling Green-27Bowling GreenLost 8–14 vs. Michigan State-6Michigan StateLost 7–21 at Washington-14WashingtonLost 0–38 at Maryland-38MarylandLost 14–23 at Navy-9NavyLost 6–49 vs. No. 5 Penn State-43No. 5 Penn StateLost 23–34 vs. Miami-11MiamiLost 14–28 at Pittsburgh-14PittsburghWon 5–3 at Holy Cross+2Holy CrossWon 24–13 vs. Boston College+11Boston CollegeLost 14–24 vs. West Virginia-10West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 127th-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 1973.

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
129–⁠288
Coach
Ben Schwartzwalder
Elo
1357 −105 this season
SP+ rating
-12.5 No. 98 of 123; offense No. 105, defense No. 79
SRS
−8.8 No. 92 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 3Dave Lapham OGCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Ken Sawyer DBCincinnati Bengals