1952 Syracuse Orangemen football team
American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 20 Bolling Field L 12–1318,000 [ 3]
September 26 8:15 p.m. Boston University Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY W 34–2115,000 [ 6] [ 7]
at Temple W 27–010,500 [ 8]
October 11 Cornell Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY W 26–623,000 [ 9]
October 18 at No. 1 Michigan State L 7–4838,254 [ 10]
October 25 Holy Cross Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY W 20–1918,000 [ 11]
November 8 No. 15 Penn State Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry ) W 25–715,000
November 15 Colgate No. 13 Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry ) W 20–1432,000 [ 12]
November 22 at Fordham No. 15 W 26–1310,000 [ 13]
vs. No. 9 Alabama No. 14 L 6–6166,280 [ 5]
[ 2] [ 1]
References
^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide . pg. 148
^ a b "1952 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved May 20, 2017 .
^ a b "Fliers Down Syracuse: Ex-College Stars Help Bolling Eleven Triump, 13-12". New York Times . September 21, 1952. p. S5.
^ "Syracuse Lands in Orange Bowl After Navy Refuses Bid" . Star-Gazette . Elmira, New York. AP. November 25, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ O'Gara, Frank (October 4, 1952). "Syracuse Outclasses Temple Eleven, 27-0" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Strauss, Michael (October 12, 1952). "Orange Long Runs Beat Cornell, 26-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ George S. Alderton (October 19, 1952). "Spartans –All 61– Win 19th Straight" . Lansing State Journal . pp. 53–54 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Slattery, Jack (October 26, 1952). "Syracuse Edges Holy Cross, 20-19" . The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Warner, Dave (November 16, 1952). "Orange Checks Raider Rally" . Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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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