1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1944 college football season. The Orangemen were led by seventh-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse resumed play after taking a hiatus during the 1943 season due to World War II. They finished the season with a record of 2–4–1.

1944 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Head coach
CaptainVictor Merkel[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1944 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Army    9 0 0
Yale    7 0 1
Harvard    5 1 0
Bucknell    7 2 1
Penn State    6 3 0
Penn    5 3 0
Boston College    4 3 0
Cornell    5 4 0
Villanova    4 4 0
Drexel    2 2 0
Pittsburgh    4 5 0
Brown    3 4 1
Temple    2 4 2
Syracuse    2 4 1
Princeton    1 2 0
Dartmouth    2 5 1
Colgate    2 5 0
NYU    2 5 0
Columbia    2 6 0
Tufts    1 4 1
Franklin & Marshall    1 8 0
CCNY    0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23CornellL 6–3922,000[2]
October 7at ColumbiaL 2–2618,000[3]
October 14Lafayette
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 32–75,000[4]
October 21at TempleT 7–7200[5]
October 28at Boston CollegeL 12–196,500
November 4Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–41
November 18Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 43–1315,000[6]

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References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. "Cornell Defeats Syracuse's Eleven by 39-6 to Gain First Triumph in Archbold Stadium". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. S1.
  3. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 8, 1944). "Columbia Defeats Syracuse, 26-2; Lions Again on Top". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. "Syracuse Plows Through Lafayette Eleven to Win Night Game by 32-7 Score". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Only 200 Brave Stormy Weather to See Temple, Syracuse Play 7-7 Tie". Gazette and Bulletin. Williamsport, Pa. Associated Press. October 21, 1944. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Pinckney, Paul (November 19, 1944). "Orange Shocks Raiders, 43-13; Syracusans Rout Rivals at Archbold". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1944 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2018.


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