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
1964 record7–4
Head coach
CaptainBilly Hunter & Richard King[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Boston CollegeNo. 9L 14–2125,500
September 26KansasNo. 9W 38–628,000
October 3at Holy CrossW 34–814,000
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[4]
November 21at West VirginiaNo. 9L 27–2814,000
January 1vs. No. 6 LSUL 10–1365,000
  • 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. 14 November 1964. p. 17. Retrieved 20 December 2020 via Newspapers.com .
  4. "Syracuse Students Accuse VPI Of Segregation Usage". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. AP. 30 October 1964. p. 7. Retrieved 20 December 2020 via Newspapers.com .


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