1924 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1924 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–2–1
Head coach	Chick Meehan (5th season)
Captain	Roy Simmons Sr.
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium

1924 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Dartmouth			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Yale			–					6	–	0	–	2
No. 8 Penn			–					9	–	1	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Bucknell			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					7	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					7	–	2	–	0
Holy Cross			–					7	–	1	–	1
Army			–					5	–	1	–	2
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	1
Fordham			–					6	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	1	–	3
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					4	–	2	–	1
Springfield			–					4	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					4	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	2
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Villanova			–					2	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	7	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					1	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1924 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1924 NCAA football season. The head coach was Chick Meehan, coaching his fifth season with the Orangemen. The team played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Hobart	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 35–0	8,500
October 4	Mercer	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 26–0	10,000	[2]
October 11	at William & Mary	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 24–7	12,000
October 18	Boston College	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 10–0	20,000
October 25	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	W 10–6
November 1	Pittsburgh	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	T 7–7	20,000	[3]
November 8	West Virginia Wesleyan	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 3–7
November 15	Niagara	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 23–6	8,000
November 22	Colgate	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 7–3	30,000
November 27	at Columbia	Polo Grounds Manhattan, NY	W 9–6	45,000
December 6	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–16	49,000	[4]

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References

1. "1924 Syracuse Orangemen Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
2. "Syracuse varsity finds pace in second half to triumph". Democrat and Chronicle. October 5, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Hannum, Max E. (November 2, 1924). "Pitt Panthers Upset Dope; Hold Syracuse to Tie Score". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "M'Bride twice fails field goals; Adams stars as he smashes Easterners' line". The Buffalo Times. December 7, 1924. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "2016 Syracuse Football Media Guide" (PDF). Syracuse University. Retrieved July 18, 2017.