1974 Syracuse

2–⁠9, coached by Frank Maloney.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1974, game by game: won vs. Oregon State 23–15; lost vs. Kent State 14–20; lost at Michigan State 0–19; lost vs. No. 13 NC State 22–28; lost vs. Maryland 0–31; won vs. Navy 17–9; lost at No. 11 Penn State 14–30; lost vs. Pittsburgh 13–21; lost at West Virginia 11–39; lost at Boston College 0–35; lost at Miami 7–14+8−35Won 23–15 vs. Oregon State+8Oregon StateLost 14–20 vs. Kent State-6Kent StateLost 0–19 at Michigan State-19Michigan StateLost 22–28 vs. No. 13 NC State-6No. 13 NC StateLost 0–31 vs. Maryland-31MarylandWon 17–9 vs. Navy+8NavyLost 14–30 at No. 11 Penn State-16No. 11 Penn StateLost 13–21 vs. Pittsburgh-8PittsburghLost 11–39 at West Virginia-28West VirginiaLost 0–35 at Boston College-35Boston CollegeLost 7–14 at Miami-7Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 132nd-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 1974.

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
121–⁠261
Coach
Frank Maloney
Elo
1330 −74 this season
SP+ rating
-3.2 No. 82 of 124; offense No. 97, defense No. 61
SRS
−4.1 No. 82 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Schudel
Captains
Bob Petchel and John Rafferty