1968 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1968 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainAnthony Kyasky[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2
Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by 20th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with a record of 6–4 and were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Michigan State
L 10–1463,488[2]
September 28Maryland
W 32–1426,591[3]
October 5No. 9 UCLA
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 20–737,367[4]
October 12PittsburghNo. 15
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 50–1732,660[5]
October 26at No. 11 CaliforniaNo. 10
L 0–4350,000[6]
November 2at Holy Cross
W 47–014,900[7]
November 9William & Mary
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 31–022,889[8]
November 16Navy
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 44–633,785[9]
November 23at West Virginia
L 6–2325,500[10]
December 7at No. 3 Penn State
L 12–3038,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ^ "Syracuse topples by MSU, 14–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maryland loses, 32–14 to Syracuse's might". The News and Observer. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Syracuse upsets UCLA, 20–7 with defense and sophomores". The San Bernardino County Sun-Democrat. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Syracuse uses defense to wallop Pittsburgh". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Golden Bears stun Orangemen, 43–0". Albuquerque Journal. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Monahan, Bob (November 3, 1968). "Syracuse Crushes Holy Cross, 47–0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Syracuse Orange blasts William & Mary, 31–0". El Paso Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Navy routed at Syracuse by 44 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "West Virginia stuns Syracuse in 23–6 upset". Sunday News. November 24, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Penn State socks Syracuse by 30–12". The Salisbury Post. December 8, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1968 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1968 Syracuse)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
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