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1978 Syracuse

3–⁠8, coached by Frank Maloney.

Schedule and results

Syracuse in 1978, game by game: lost vs. No. 17 Florida State 0–28; lost at NC State 19–27; lost at Michigan State 21–49; lost vs. Illinois 14–28; won at West Virginia 31–15; lost vs. No. 10 Maryland 9–24; lost at No. 2 Penn State 15–45; lost vs. No. 19 Pittsburgh 17–18; won vs. No. 18 Navy 20–17; won at Boston College 37–23; lost at Miami 9–21+16−30Lost 0–28 vs. No. 17 Florida State-28No. 17 Florida StateLost 19–27 at NC State-8NC StateLost 21–49 at Michigan State-28Michigan StateLost 14–28 vs. Illinois-14IllinoisWon 31–15 at West Virginia+16West VirginiaLost 9–24 vs. No. 10 Maryland-15No. 10 MarylandLost 15–45 at No. 2 Penn State-30No. 2 Penn StateLost 17–18 vs. No. 19 Pittsburgh-1No. 19 PittsburghWon 20–17 vs. No. 18 Navy+3No. 18 NavyWon 37–23 at Boston College+14Boston CollegeLost 9–21 at Miami-12Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vs17Florida StateL 0–⁠2841%
Sep 16atNC StateL 19–⁠2729%
Sep 23atMichigan StateL 21–⁠4932%
Sep 30vsIllinoisL 14–⁠2866%
Oct 7atWest VirginiaW 31–⁠1536%
Oct 14vs10MarylandL 9–⁠2425%
Oct 21at2Penn StateL 15–⁠4510%
Nov 4vs19PittsburghL 17–⁠1824%
Nov 11vs18NavyW 20–⁠1732%
Nov 18atBoston CollegeW 37–⁠2354%
Nov 25atMiamiL 9–⁠2142%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 21–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 103rd-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 1978.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠295
Coach
Frank Maloney
Elo
1438 −57 this season
SP+ rating
-2.9 No. 83 of 133; offense No. 67, defense No. 91
SRS
−2.0 No. 71 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom Coughlin