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1948 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
CaptainRobert Schiffner
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons← 19471949 →
1948 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 1 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 1 – 1
Villanova   –   8 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 2 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 3 – 1
CCNY   –   3 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   3 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   3 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   2 – 6 – 1
Duquesne   –   2 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0
Hofstra   –   0 – 6 – 2
Bucknell   –   1 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   1 – 8 – 0
Drexel   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Reaves Baysinger and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. After a dismal 1–8 season, Baysinger was fired.

Syracuse was ranked at No. 129 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28NiagaraW 13–925,000
October 2at Holy CrossL 7–3315,000
October 8No. 10 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 14–3414,000
October 16No. 13 Cornell
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 7–3433,000
October 23at No. 10 NorthwesternL 0–4835,000
October 302:00 p.m.at Boston UniversityL 7–127,257
November 6at TempleL 0–208,500
November 13Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 13–2036,232
November 20at ColumbiaL 28–3420,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. "Syracuse Releases Coaching Staff in Bid for Better Football Record: Baysinger Dropped By Athletic Board". New York Times. March 2, 1949. p. 34.
  3. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Holy Cross Overpowers Syracuse, 33 to 7; Crusaders' Pass Attack Clicks in Win". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1948. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Reddy, Bill (October 17, 1948). "Big Red Smothers Orange Gridders, 34 to 7". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Improved B. U. Favored Against Syracuse Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. Fitzgerald, Tom (October 31, 1948). "Boston University Subdues Stubborn Syracuse, 12-7". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 39. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. Baumgartner, Stan (November 7, 1948). "Improved Temple Defeats Syracuse". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Beeney, Bill (November 14, 1948). "Raiders' Ground Attack Beats Orange Passes, 20-13". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Effrat, Louis (November 21, 1948). "Columbia Halts Syracuse; Lions Score, 34-28". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. "1948 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
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