1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1917–18 season. The team finished the season with a 16–1 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3] Joseph Schwarzer was named a 1918 NCAA All-American upon the conclusion of the season as well.

1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceIndependent
1917–18 record16–1
Head coachEdmund Dollard (7th season)
Home arenaArchbold Gymnasium

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/18/1917*
Alfred W 36–13  1–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
1/4/1918*
Yale W 34–15  2–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
1/11/1918*
at Buffalo W 30–17  3–0
 
Rochester, NY
1/12/1918*
at Rochester W 26–24  4–0
 
Rochester, NY
1/19/1918*
Princeton W 27–13  5–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
1/25/1918*
at Penn W 27–24  6–0
 
Philadelphia, PA
1/26/1918*
at RPI W 33–18  7–0
 
Rochester, NY
1/31/1918*
Penn State W 34–24  8–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
2/6/1918*
at Colgate W 29–25  9–0
 
Hamilton, NY
2/7/1918*
at Williams W 19–16  10–0
 
Williamstown, MA
2/8/1918*
at Yale W 23–15  11–0
 
New Haven, CT
2/9/1918*
at NYU W 30–15  12–0
 
New York, NY
2/19/1918*
West Virginia W 21–18  13–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
2/22/1918*
NYU W 37–10  14–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
3/1/1918*
Colgate W 27–18  15–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
3/9/1918*
Dartmouth W 27–11  16–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
3/15/1918*
Penn L 16–17  16–1
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4]

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References

  1. "Syracuse season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  3. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. "2013–14 Syracuse Orange Men's Basketball Media Guide". Game by Game Scores (page 122). Syracuse University. 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
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