1964 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1964 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The Orangemen were led by 16th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–3 and ranked 12th in the Coaches' Poll. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to LSU.[3]

1964 Syracuse Orangemen football
Sugar Bowl, L 10–13 vs. LSU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record7–4
Head coach
CaptainBilly Hunter, Richard King[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Notre Dame    9 1 0
Florida State    9 1 1
Colgate    7 2 0
Georgia Tech    7 3 0
Syracuse    7 4 0
Villanova    6 2 0
Boston College    6 3 0
Southern Miss    6 3 0
New Mexico State    6 4 0
Penn State    6 4 0
Memphis State    5 4 0
Utah State    5 4 1
Holy Cross    5 5 0
Buffalo    4 4 1
Colorado State    5 6 0
Air Force    4 5 1
Miami (FL)    4 5 1
Xavier    4 5 1
Army    4 6 0
Idaho    4 6 0
West Texas State    4 6 0
San Jose State    4 6 0
Pittsburgh    3 5 2
Navy    3 6 1
Dayton    3 7 0
Detroit    3 7 0
Boston University    2 7 0
Houston    2 6 1
Texas Western    0 8 2
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Boston CollegeNo. 9L 14–2125,500
September 26KansasNo. 9W 38–628,000
October 3at Holy CrossW 34–814,000[4]
October 10UCLA
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 39–035,000
October 17at Penn StateNo. 7W 21–1446,900
October 24at Oregon StateNo. 8L 13–3124,326
October 31Pittsburgh
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 21–635,000
November 7at ArmyW 27–1537,552
November 14VPI
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 20–1524,000[5]
November 21at West VirginiaNo. 9L 27–2814,000
January 1vs. No. 6 LSUNBCL 10–1365,000[6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148
  2. "1964 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. "Syracuse In Line For Sugar Bowl Bid". The Honolulu Advertiser. UPI. November 14, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved December 20, 2020 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Rally in Final Half by Syracuse Beats Holy Cross, 34 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 4, 1964. p. S6.
  5. "Syracuse Students Accuse VPI Of Segregation Usage". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. AP. October 30, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved December 20, 2020 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "LSU eases past Syracuse, 13–10". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 2, 1965. Retrieved October 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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