1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season

1977 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Frank Maloney (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Coughlin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Fryzel (1st season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons← 1976 1978 →

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished 6–5 and was not invited to a bowl game.

Assistant coaches included Tom Coughlin, a Syracuse alum who later became head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants; Jerry Angelo, future general manager of the Chicago Bears; and Nick Saban, who went on to be head coach at Michigan State, LSU and Alabama, as well as the Miami Dolphins.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 12–24	20,540
September 17	NC State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–38	20,696
September 24	Washington	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 22–20	12,839
October 1	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 30–20	52,015
October 8	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 10–24	39,100
October 15	No. 10 Penn State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 24–31	27,029
October 22	at No. 14 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 21–28	43,551
October 29	Virginia	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 6–3	20,859
November 5	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 45–34	16,709
November 12	Boston College	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 20–3	16,409
November 19	West Virginia	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 28–9	16,118
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`76`	Neil Barton
RB	`45`	Art Monk	So
G	`64`	Craig Wolfley	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
"Wolfpack overcomes Syracuse". The State. September 18, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Maryland rolls past Syracuse". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Field goals save Orange, 6–3". Sunday Press and Sun-Bulletin. October 30, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Syracuse 20, Boston College 3". Minneapolis Tribune. November 13, 1977. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com.
"Monk carries the load". Democrat and Chronicle. November 20, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"1977 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

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