1963 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainRichard Bowman & James Mazurek[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Memphis State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Navy   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Oregon   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 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
West Texas State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
New Mexico State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Colorado State   –   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 Coaches Poll

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. Syracuse played in their eighth and final game at Yankee Stadium, on Thanksgiving Day, with the Orangemen defeating Notre Dame, 14–7. This was a rematch following the teams' controversial 1961 game won by Notre Dame, 17–15.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Boston College
W 32–2130,000
September 28at Kansas
L 0–1035,000
October 5Holy Cross
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 48–022,000[2]
October 11at UCLA
W 29–722,949
October 19Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 9–039,600
October 26Oregon StateNo. 12
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 31–830,000
November 2at No. 12 PittsburghNo. 10
L 27–3544,090[3]
November 9West Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 15–1322,000[4]
November 16RichmondNo. 18
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 50–020,000[5]
November 28vs. Notre Dame
W 14–756,972

[1]

1964 NFL Draft

Player Round Pick Position Club
Jim Mazurek 6 78 Tackle Baltimore Colts
Dick Bowman 6 80 Guard St. Louis Cardinals
John Paglio 11 148 Tackle Baltimore Colts
Bob Meehan 13 179 Guard Cleveland Browns
Len Slaby 14 192 Center St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Archer 20 278 Tackle Cleveland Browns

[6]

References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148
  2. ^ Reddy, Bill (October 6, 1963). "SU Routs Holy Cross 48-0". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Daily Orange Wants Squeeze On Gridders". Arizona Daily Star. November 9, 1963. p. 18. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Syracuse tops W. Va. on late field goal". The Progress-Index. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rich takes Richmond". Press and Sun-Bulletin. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.


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