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1945 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6
Head coach
CaptainAngelo Acocella
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons← 19441946 →
1945 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 0 – 1
No. 20 Columbia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   2 – 3 – 2
NYU   –   3 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   1 – 6 – 1
Syracuse   –   1 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   0 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1945 college football season. The Orangemen were led by eighth-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Solem resigned as head coach following a disappointing 1–6 campaign. The team's sole win came in the school's first-ever match-up with eventual-rival West Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22CornellL 14–2622,000
September 28at TempleL 6–715,000
October 6at ColumbiaL 0–328,000
October 12West Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 12–05,000
October 27Dartmouth
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 0–810,000
November 3at Penn StateL 0–268,505
November 17Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 6–720,000

References

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. "Solem Resigns As Syracuse U. Football Coach". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 11, 1945. p. 23.
  3. Danzig, Allison (September 23, 1945). "Cornell Conquers Syracuse, 26 to 14; Dekdebrun Is Star". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Baumgartner, Stan (September 29, 1945). "15,000 See Temple Rally to Defeat Syracuse, 7-6; Wilson Kicks Point After Zawoiski Tallies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Versatile Lions in Romp Over Syracuse, 32-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 7, 1945. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Syracuse trims West Virginia". Nevada State Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Dartmouth Trips Syracuse, 8 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. United Press. October 28, 1945. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Pinckney, Paul (November 18, 1945). "Raiders Outscore Syracuse in Rain". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1945 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
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