1952 Syracuse Orangemen football
Orange Bowl, L 6–61 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 14
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainRichard Beyer, Joe Szombathy[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rochester   –   8 – 0 – 0
Hofstra   –   8 – 1 – 0
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
Bucknell   –   6 – 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

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.

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 after Navy refused the bid.[4] This was the school's first ever bowl game, where they lost to Alabama in a lopsided 61–6 game.[5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Bolling Field
L 12–1318,000[3]
September 268:15 p.m.Boston University
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 34–2115,000[6][7]
October 3at Temple
W 27–010,500[8]
October 11Cornell
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 26–623,000[9]
October 18at No. 1 Michigan State
L 7–4838,254[10]
October 25Holy Cross
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 20–1918,000[11]
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[12]
November 22at FordhamNo. 15
W 26–1310,000[13]
January 1vs. No. 9 AlabamaNo. 14
L 6–6166,280[5]

[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148
  2. ^ a b "1952 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Fliers Down Syracuse: Ex-College Stars Help Bolling Eleven Triump, 13-12". New York Times. September 21, 1952. p. S5.
  4. ^ "Syracuse Lands in Orange Bowl After Navy Refuses Bid". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. AP. November 25, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2020. Open access icon
  5. ^ a b "Bama gains most lop-sided win in bowl history, 61–6". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 2, 1953. p. 25. Retrieved January 4, 2011 – via Google News.
  6. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (September 27, 1952). "Syracuse Coach War of Hidden B. U. Talent". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (September 27, 1952). "Agganis Completes 23 of 37 Passes". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ O'Gara, Frank (October 4, 1952). "Syracuse Outclasses Temple Eleven, 27-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 12, 1952). "Orange Long Runs Beat Cornell, 26-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ George S. Alderton (October 19, 1952). "Spartans –All 61– Win 19th Straight". Lansing State Journal. pp. 53–54 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Slattery, Jack (October 26, 1952). "Syracuse Edges Holy Cross, 20-19". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Warner, Dave (November 16, 1952). "Orange Checks Raider Rally". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Trost, Ralph (November 23, 1952). "Syracuse Air Attack Bests Rams', 26-13". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.


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