1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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.

1977 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Coughlin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Fryzel (1st season)
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
(capacity: 26,000)
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10at Oregon StateL 12–2420,540
September 17NC StateL 0–3820,696
September 24Washington
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 22–2012,839
October 1at IllinoisW 30–2052,015
October 8at MarylandL 10–2439,100
October 15No. 10 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 24–3127,029
October 22at No. 14 PittsburghL 21–2843,551
October 29Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 6–320,859
November 5at NavyW 45–3416,709
November 12Boston College
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 20–316,409
November 19West Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 28–916,118
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 76 Neil Barton
RB 45 Art Monk So
G 64 Craig Wolfley So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References


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