1950 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season

1950 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (2nd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons← 1949 1951 →

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
September 23		Rutgers	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 42–12	16,481
September 29		at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–7	12,000
October 7		No. 16 Cornell	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 7–26	30,000
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
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 13–7	8,591
November 4		at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 34–0	8,000
November 10		at John Carroll	Cleveland Stadium Cleveland, OH	L 16–21	16,724
November 18		Colgate	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 14–19	38,000
December 2		at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 6–13	13,832
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
"Swift Syracuse Sophs Dazzle Rutgers, 42-12". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. United Press International. September 24, 1950. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
Berry, Mort (September 30, 1950). "Temple Scores Upset over Syracuse, 7-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
"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 .
Fitzgerald, Tom (October 22, 1950). "Holy Cross Bows to Syracuse, 34-27". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
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 .
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 .
"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.
"Carroll Surprises Syracuse". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 11, 1950. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
Fox, John W. (November 19, 1950). "Colgate Repels Syracuse, 19-14". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
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.
"1950 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

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