1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1977 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1977 record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Coughlin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Fryzel (1st season)
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
(capacity: 26,000)
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished 6–5 and was not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10at Oregon State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 12–2420,540
September 17NC State
L 0–3820,696
September 24Washington
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 22–2012,839
October 1at Illinois
W 30–2052,015
October 8at Maryland
L 10–2439,100
October 15No. 10 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 24–3127,029
October 22at No. 14 Pittsburgh
L 21–2843,551
October 29Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 6–320,859
November 5at Navy
W 45–3416,709
November 12Boston College
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 20–316,409
November 19West Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 28–916,118
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 76 Neil Barton
RB 45 Art Monk So
G 64 Craig Wolfley So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  3. ^ "1977 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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