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1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1944 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Head coach
CaptainVictor Merkel[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1945 →
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army     9 0 0
Yale     7 0 1
Harvard     5 1 0
Bucknell     7 2 1
Penn State     6 3 0
Penn     5 3 0
Boston College     4 3 0
Cornell     5 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Drexel     2 2 0
Pittsburgh     4 5 0
Brown     3 4 1
Temple     2 4 2
Syracuse     2 4 1
Princeton     1 2 0
Dartmouth     2 5 1
Colgate     2 5 0
NYU     2 5 0
Columbia     2 6 0
Tufts     1 4 1
Franklin & Marshall     1 8 0
CCNY     0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1944 college football season. The Orangemen were led by seventh-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse resumed play after taking a hiatus during the 1943 season due to World War II. They finished the season with a record of 2–4–1.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23CornellL 6–3922,000[2]
October 7at ColumbiaL 2–2618,000[3]
October 14Lafayette
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 32–75,000[4]
October 21at TempleT 7–7200[5]
October 28at Boston CollegeL 12–196,500
November 4Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–41
November 18Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 43–1315,000[6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. ^ "Cornell Defeats Syracuse's Eleven by 39-6 to Gain First Triumph in Archbold Stadium". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. S1.
  3. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 8, 1944). "Columbia Defeats Syracuse, 26-2; Lions Again on Top". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ "Syracuse Plows Through Lafayette Eleven to Win Night Game by 32-7 Score". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Only 200 Brave Stormy Weather to See Temple, Syracuse Play 7-7 Tie". Gazette and Bulletin. Williamsport, Pa. Associated Press. October 21, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Pinckney, Paul (November 19, 1944). "Orange Shocks Raiders, 43-13; Syracusans Rout Rivals at Archbold". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1944 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2018.