1963 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1963 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The offense scored 255 points while the defense allowed 101 points. Led by head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, the team won eight games. Despite their 8–2 record, they were not invited to a bowl game.

1963 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
1963 record8–2
Head coachBen Schwartzwalder (15th season)
CaptainRichard Bowman & James Mazurek[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Memphis State      9 0 1
No. 4 Pittsburgh      9 1 0
No. 2 Navy      9 2 0
Syracuse      8 2 0
Utah State      8 2 0
Oregon      8 3 0
Penn State      7 3 0
Army      7 3 0
Air Force      7 4 0
Boston College      6 3 0
Buffalo      5 3 1
Southern Miss      5 3 1
Idaho      5 4 0
Villanova      5 4 0
Oregon State      5 5 0
San Jose State      5 5 0
Xavier      5 4 1
Florida State      4 5 1
Colgate      3 4 1
New Mexico State      3 6 1
Rutgers      3 6 0
Colorado State      3 7 0
Louisville      3 7 0
Miami (FL)      3 7 0
Texas Western      3 7 0
Detroit      2 6 1
Holy Cross      2 6 1
Notre Dame      2 7 0
Pacific (CA)      2 8 0
Houston      2 8 0
Boston University      1 6 1
Dayton      1 7 2
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

  • Syracuse played in the final college football game played at Yankee Stadium on Thanksgiving Day. The eighth and final game was played in 1963, with the Orangemen defeating Notre Dame, 147. This was a rematch following the teams' controversial 1961 game won by Notre Dame, 1715.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 21Boston CollegeW 32–2130,000
September 28at Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 0–1035,000
October 5Holy Cross
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 48–022,000
October 11at UCLAW 29–722,949
October 19Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 9–039,600
October 26Oregon StateNo. NR/12
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 31–830,000
November 2at No. 10/12 PittsburghNo. NR/10
L 27–3544,090
November 9West Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 15–1322,000
November 16RichmondNo. NR/18
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 50–020,000
November 28Notre Dame
W 14–756,972

Source:[1]

1964 NFL Draft

PlayerRoundPickPositionClub
Jim Mazurek678TackleBaltimore Colts
Dick Bowman680GuardSt. Louis Cardinals
John Paglio11148TackleBaltimore Colts
Bob Meehan13179GuardCleveland Browns
Len Slaby14192CenterSt. Louis Cardinals
Dave Archer20278TackleCleveland Browns

[2]

References


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