1976 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1976 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 3–8.

1976 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1976 record3–8
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Zanovitch[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh      12 0 0
No. 17 Rutgers      11 0 0
San Diego State      10 1 0
No. 12 Notre Dame      9 3 0
Colgate      8 2 0
Boston College      8 3 0
Cincinnati      8 3 0
Memphis State      7 4 0
North Texas State *      7 4 0
Southern Illinois      7 4 0
Penn State      7 5 0
Villanova      6 4 1
South Carolina      6 5 0
Virginia Tech      6 5 0
Army      5 6 0
Florida State      5 6 0
Illinois State      5 6 0
Richmond      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 1
Temple      4 6 0
Air Force      4 7 0
Dayton      4 7 0
Louisville      4 7 0
Marshall      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
Indiana State      3 7 0
Hawaii      3 8 0
Holy Cross      3 8 0
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Syracuse      3 8 0
Utah State      3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      2 9 0
Southern Miss      2 9 0
Tulane      2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11Bowling GreenL 7–2223,859
September 18at IowaL 3–4154,129
September 25No. 8 Maryland
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 28–4221,109
October 2Oregon State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 21–318,591
October 9Tulane
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 3–011,223
October 16at Penn StateL 3–2761,474
October 23Temple
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 24–1619,152
October 30at No. 2 PittsburghL 13–2350,390
November 6Navy
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 10–2722,333
November 13at Boston CollegeL 14–2825,433
November 20at West VirginiaL 28–3427,848
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Sources:[3][1]

References


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