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1975 Syracuse

6–⁠5, coached by Frank Maloney.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1975, game by game: won vs. Villanova 24–17; won vs. Iowa 10–7; won at Tulane 31–13; lost at Maryland 7–24; lost at Navy 6–10; lost vs. No. 9 Penn State 7–19; won vs. Boston College 22–14; lost vs. Pittsburgh 0–38; won at Virginia 37–0; won vs. West Virginia 20–19; lost at Rutgers 10–21+37−38Won 24–17 vs. Villanova+7VillanovaWon 10–7 vs. Iowa+3IowaWon 31–13 at Tulane+18TulaneLost 7–24 at Maryland-17MarylandLost 6–10 at Navy-4NavyLost 7–19 vs. No. 9 Penn State-12No. 9 Penn StateWon 22–14 vs. Boston College+8Boston CollegeLost 0–38 vs. Pittsburgh-38PittsburghWon 37–0 at Virginia+37VirginiaWon 20–19 vs. West Virginia+1West VirginiaLost 10–21 at Rutgers-11Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsVillanovaW 24–⁠1763%
Sep 20vsIowaW 10–⁠763%
Sep 27atTulaneW 31–⁠1331%
Oct 4atMarylandL 7–⁠2423%
Oct 11atNavyL 6–⁠1034%
Oct 18vs9Penn StateL 7–⁠1921%
Oct 25vsBoston CollegeW 22–⁠1439%
Nov 1vsPittsburghL 0–⁠3839%
Nov 15atVirginiaW 37–⁠064%
Nov 22vsWest VirginiaW 20–⁠1934%
Nov 29atRutgersL 10–⁠2134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 21–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 101st-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 1975.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
174–⁠182
Coach
Frank Maloney
Elo
1442 +55 this season
SP+ rating
6.6 No. 50 of 132; offense No. 79, defense No. 31
SRS
2.3 No. 59 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ray Preston