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1955 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Eastern college football independents records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Alfred     8 0 0
    Drexel     8 0 0
    Trinity (CT)     7 0 0
    Juniata     8 0 1
    Carnegie Tech     5 1 1
    Tufts     5 2 0
    Boston College     5 2 1
    No.20Army     6 3 0
    Colgate     6 3 0
    No.11Pittsburgh     7 4 0
    Holy Cross     6 4 0
    Syracuse     5 3 0
    Penn State     5 4 0
    Buffalo     4 4 1
    Hofstra     3 6 0
    Bucknell     2 6 1
    Boston University     2 6 0
    Franklin & Marshall     2 6 0
    Villanova     1 9 0
    Temple     0 8 0
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1955 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1955 college football season. The Orangemen were led by seventh-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold StadiuminSyracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–3 record and were not invited to a bowl game.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 24No. 7Pittsburgh
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
  • L 12–2216,000
    October 8Boston University
    • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
  • W 27–1215,000
    October 15at No. 18Army
  • West Point, NY
  • W 13–012,500
    October 22No. 2Maryland
    • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
  • L 13–3432,500[2]
    October 29at No. 13Holy Cross
  • Worcester, MA
  • W 49–924,000[3]
    November 5atPenn StateNo. 18
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • L 20–2130,434
    November 12Colgate
    • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
  • W 26–1939,500[4]
    November 19at No. 13West Virginia
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
  • W 20–1322,000[5]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [6][1]

    Roster[edit]

    References[edit]

  • ^ "Maryland smashes Syracuse, 34–13". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Hoobing, Bob (October 30, 1955). "Syracuse Crushes Crusaders". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Natanson, Leroy (November 13, 1955). "Record 39,500 Fans See SU Nip Colgate". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Syracuse upsets West Virginia, 20–13". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "1955 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

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