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1976 Syracuse

3–⁠8, coached by Frank Maloney.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1976, game by game: lost vs. Bowling Green 7–22; lost at Iowa 3–41; lost vs. No. 8 Maryland 28–42; won vs. Oregon State 21–3; won vs. Tulane 3–0; lost at Penn State 3–27; won vs. Temple 24–16; lost at No. 2 Pittsburgh 13–23; lost vs. Navy 10–27; lost at Boston College 14–28; lost at West Virginia 28–34+18−38Lost 7–22 vs. Bowling Green-15Bowling GreenLost 3–41 at Iowa-38IowaLost 28–42 vs. No. 8 Maryland-14No. 8 MarylandWon 21–3 vs. Oregon State+18Oregon StateWon 3–0 vs. Tulane+3TulaneLost 3–27 at Penn State-24Penn StateWon 24–16 vs. Temple+8TempleLost 13–23 at No. 2 Pittsburgh-10No. 2 PittsburghLost 10–27 vs. Navy-17NavyLost 14–28 at Boston College-14Boston CollegeLost 28–34 at West Virginia-6West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsBowling GreenL 7–⁠2247%
Sep 18atIowaL 3–⁠4147%
Sep 25vs8MarylandL 28–⁠4223%
Oct 2vsOregon StateW 21–⁠367%
Oct 9vsTulaneW 3–⁠058%
Oct 16atPenn StateL 3–⁠2721%
Oct 23vsTempleW 24–⁠1652%
Oct 30at2PittsburghL 13–⁠2312%
Nov 6vsNavyL 10–⁠2760%
Nov 13atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠2827%
Nov 20atWest VirginiaL 28–⁠3425%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 34–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 124th-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 1976.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
154–⁠263
Coach
Frank Maloney
Elo
1365 −96 this season
SP+ rating
-10.6 No. 108 of 132; offense No. 112, defense No. 96
SRS
−5.3 No. 96 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom Coughlin
Captain
William Zanovitch

Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 6Tim Moresco DBGreen Bay Packers