1950 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1950 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (2nd season)
Captain	Game captains[1]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium

1950 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Franklin & Marshall			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
St. Lawrence			–					8	–	0	–	0
Thiel			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Army			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	5	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	6	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Boston College			–					0	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1950 college football season. The Orangemen, led by second-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–5 record and were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		Rutgers	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 42–12	16,481	[2]
September 29		at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–7	12,000	[3]
October 7		No. 16 Cornell	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 7–26	30,000	[4]
October 14		Penn State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 27–7	17,500
October 21		at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 34–27	18,000	[5]
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 13–7	8,591	[6][7]
November 4		at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 34–0	8,000	[8]
November 10		at John Carroll	Cleveland Stadium Cleveland, OH	L 16–21	16,724	[9]
November 18		Colgate	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 14–19	38,000	[10]
December 2		at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 6–13	13,832	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
2. "Swift Syracuse Sophs Dazzle Rutgers, 42-12". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. United Press International. September 24, 1950. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Berry, Mort (September 30, 1950). "Temple Scores Upset over Syracuse, 7-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cornell Gains Big Edge In Pre-Game Vandalism". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. October 6, 1950. p. 24. Retrieved December 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Fitzgerald, Tom (October 22, 1950). "Holy Cross Bows to Syracuse, 34-27". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Roberts, Ernie (October 28, 1950). "Syracuse Rated 7 Points Better at Fenway". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. Kelley, Joe (October 29, 1950). "Orange Nips Boston U. With Early Tds, 13-7". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. p. 26. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Orange Slams Inept Lafayette to Win, 34 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. November 5, 1950. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Carroll Surprises Syracuse". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 11, 1950. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Fox, John W. (November 19, 1950). "Colgate Repels Syracuse, 19-14". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
11. McCulley, Jim (December 3, 1950). "Rams Nip Orange, 13-6, in Finale; Hyatt Stars". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 118 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1950 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.