1952 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1952 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1952 college football season.[2] The Orangemen were led by fourth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.

1952 Syracuse Orangemen football
Orange Bowl, L 6–61 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 14
1952 record7–3
Head coachBen Schwartzwalder (4th season)
CaptainRichard Beyer & Joe Szombathy[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1952 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 19 Princeton   –    8 –1 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    7 –1 –0
Villanova   –    7 –1 –1
Holy Cross   –    8 –2 –0
Yale   –    7 –2 –0
Penn State   –    7 –2 –1
No. 14 Syracuse   –    7 –3 –0
Colgate   –    6 –3 –0
Pittsburgh   –    6 –3 –0
Carnegie Tech   –    4 –3 –0
Harvard   –    5 –4 –0
Boston University   –    5 –4 –1
Penn   –    4 –3 –2
Army   –    4 –4 –1
Boston College   –    4 –4 –1
Tufts   –    3 –4 –1
Drexel   –    3 –4 –0
Fordham   –    2 –5 –1
NYU   –    2 –5 –1
Columbia   –    2 –6 –1
Brown   –    2 –7 –0
Cornell   –    2 –7 –0
Dartmouth   –    2 –7 –0
Temple   –    2 –7 –1
Buffalo   –    1 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

This was a historically successful season for the Orangemen, which included victories over rivals Penn State and Colgate. Syracuse lost only twice in the regular season: their season opener against the former college all-stars of the Bolling Air Force Base,[3] and to eventual national champions Michigan State. Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–2 and were ranked 14th in the final AP Poll, their first ranked finish in school history. The team was awarded its first Lambert Trophy, which signified them as champions of the East. They were invited to the 1953 Orange Bowl, the school's first ever bowl game, where they lost to Alabama.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 20Bolling Field
L 12–1318,000
September 27Boston University
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 34–2115,000
October 3at Temple
W 27–010,500
October 11Cornell
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 26–623,000
October 18at No. 1 Michigan State
  • Macklin Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–4832,254
October 25Holy Cross
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 20–1918,000
November 8No. 15 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 25–715,000
November 15ColgateNo. 13
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 20–1432,000
November 22at FordhamNo. 15
  • Triborough Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 26–1310,000
January 1vs. No. 9 AlabamaNo. 14
L 6–6166,280
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[2][1]

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References
  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148
  2. "1952 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. "Fliers Down Syracuse: Ex-College Stars Help Bolling Eleven Triump, 13-12". New York Times. September 21, 1952. p. S5.


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