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American college football season
1958 Syracuse Orangemen football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Coaches | No. 10 |
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AP | No. 9 |
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1958 record | 8–2 |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Chuck Zimmerman |
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Home stadium | Archbold Stadium |
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The 1958 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The Orangemen were led by 10th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season ranked in the top 10 of both major polls after compiling a record of 8–1. They were invited to the 1959 Orange Bowl, where they were defeated by Oklahoma.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | Boston College | | | W 24–14 | 15,000 | |
October 4 | at Holy Cross | | | L 13–14 | 18,000 | [2] |
October 11 | Cornell | | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| W 55–0 | 24,000 | |
October 18 | Nebraska | | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| W 38–0 | 17,083 | |
October 25 | at Penn State | | | W 14–6 | 27,000 | |
November 1 | No. 12/10 Pittsburgh | | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| W 16–13 | 38,000 | |
November 7 | at Boston University | No. 12/12 | | W 42–0 | 16,500 | |
November 15 | Colgate | No. 12/11 | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| W 47–0 | 30,000 | [3] |
November 22 | at West Virginia | No. 10/11 | | W 15–12 | 25,000 | |
January 1 | vs. No. 5/5 Oklahoma | No. 9/10 | | L 6–21 | 75,281 | [1] |
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Note: The game against Boston University was played at night.
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Game summaries[]
West Virginia[]
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Syracuse |
8 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
15 |
West Virginia |
6 |
0 | 6 | 0 |
12 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | SYR | D. Baker 8 yard pass from Zimmerman (Keiffer run) | SYR 8-0 |
| 1 | | WV | Longfellow 2 yard run (run failed) | SYR 8-6 |
| 2 | | SYR | D. Baker 23 yard pass from Zimmerman (Gerlick kick) | SYR 15-6 |
| 4 | | WV | Williams 5 yard run (kick failed) | SYR 15-13 |
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- 1958 NCAA University Division independents football season
- Syracuse Orange football seasons
- 1958 in sports in New York (state)
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