1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions; Premo-Porretta National Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	16–1
Head coach	Edmund Dollard (7th season);
Home arena	Archbold Gymnasium

The 1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1917–18 season. The team finished the season with a 16–1 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3] Joseph Schwarzer was named a 1918 NCAA All-American upon the conclusion of the season as well.

1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Canisius		–		–	5	–	0	1.000
Creighton		–		–	14	–	0	1.000
Oregon State		–		–	15	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island		–		–	3	–	0	1.000
Utah State		–		–	9	–	0	1.000
Syracuse		–		–	16	–	1	.941
Idaho		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Louisiana State		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Penn State		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Oklahoma		–		–	11	–	1	.917
Navy		–		–	14	–	2	.875
Virginia		–		–	7	–	1	.875
Georgia		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Kentucky		–		–	9	–	2	.818
North Carolina State		–		–	13	–	3	.813
California		–		–	8	–	2	.800
Bucknell		–		–	11	–	3	.786
Arizona State		–		–	14	–	4	.778
Boston		–		–	6	–	2	.750
Buffalo		–		–	6	–	2	.750
North Carolina		–		–	9	–	3	.750
Virginia Tech		–		–	15	–	5	.750
Niagara		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Army		–		–	8	–	4	.667
Trinity		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Vanderbilt		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Wyoming		–		–	4	–	2	.667
Brigham Young		–		–	5	–	3	.625
Rutgers		–		–	5	–	3	.625
Seton Hall		–		–	8	–	5	.615
South Carolina		–		–	8	–	5	.615
Arizona		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Clemson		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Georgetown		–		–	8	–	6	.571
Utah		–		–	5	–	4	.556
Lehigh		–		–	11	–	9	.550
Temple		–		–	8	–	7	.533
Duquesne		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Indiana State		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Montana		–		–	6	–	6	.500
St. John's (NY)		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Texas Christian		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Bradley		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Colgate		–		–	9	–	12	.429
Manhattan		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Auburn		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Michigan State		–		–	6	–	10	.375
Pittsburgh		–		–	5	–	9	.357
William & Mary		–		–	6	–	11	.353
Dayton		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Notre Dame		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Ohio		–		–	4	–	8	.333
Washington		–		–	4	–	8	.333
Alabama		–		–	2	–	5	.286
Oregon		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Cincinnati		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Montana State		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Tennessee		–		–	3	–	9	.250
Wake Forest		–		–	4	–	12	.250
West Virginia		–		–	4	–	13	.235
Wichita State		–		–	3	–	10	.231
Connecticut		–		–	1	–	6	.143
Butler		–		–	0	–	6	.000
The Citadel		–		–	0	–	1	.000
Southern California		–		–	0	–	2	.000


Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/18/1917*	Alfred	W 36–13	1–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
1/4/1918*	Yale	W 34–15	2–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
1/11/1918*	at Buffalo	W 30–17	3–0	Rochester, NY
1/12/1918*	at Rochester	W 26–24	4–0	Rochester, NY
1/19/1918*	Princeton	W 27–13	5–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
1/25/1918*	at Penn	W 27–24	6–0	Philadelphia, PA
1/26/1918*	at RPI	W 33–18	7–0	Rochester, NY
1/31/1918*	Penn State	W 34–24	8–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
2/6/1918*	at Colgate	W 29–25	9–0	Hamilton, NY
2/7/1918*	at Williams	W 19–16	10–0	Williamstown, MA
2/8/1918*	at Yale	W 23–15	11–0	New Haven, CT
2/9/1918*	at NYU	W 30–15	12–0	New York, NY
2/19/1918*	West Virginia	W 21–18	13–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
2/22/1918*	NYU	W 37–10	14–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
3/1/1918*	Colgate	W 27–18	15–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
3/9/1918*	Dartmouth	W 27–11	16–0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
3/15/1918*	Penn	L 16–17	16–1	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4]

References

"Syracuse season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
"NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
"2013–14 Syracuse Orange Men's Basketball Media Guide". Game by Game Scores (page 122). Syracuse University. 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

External links

OrangeHoops.com recap of 1917–18 season

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[1] "Syracuse season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

[2] "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

[3] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[MGUIDE-4] "2013–14 Syracuse Orange Men's Basketball Media Guide". Game by Game Scores (page 122). Syracuse University. 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

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