1948 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1948 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–8
Head coach	Reaves Baysinger (2nd season)
Captain	Robert Schiffner^[1]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 6 Army		–		8	–	0	–	1
No. 19 Cornell		–		8	–	1	–	0
Penn State		–		7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo		–		6	–	1	–	1
Villanova		–		8	–	2	–	1
Brown		–		7	–	2	–	0
Boston University		–		6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth		–		6	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		5	–	2	–	2
Pittsburgh		–		6	–	3	–	0
Penn		–		5	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		5	–	3	–	1
Harvard		–		4	–	4	–	0
Princeton		–		4	–	4	–	0
Columbia		–		4	–	5	–	0
Yale		–		4	–	5	–	0
CCNY		–		3	–	4	–	1
Tufts		–		3	–	4	–	1
Colgate		–		3	–	6	–	0
Fordham		–		3	–	6	–	0
NYU		–		3	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		2	–	6	–	1
Duquesne		–		2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		1	–	7	–	0
Hofstra		–		0	–	6	–	2
Bucknell		–		1	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		1	–	8	–	0
Drexel		–		0	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Reaves Baysinger and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. After a dismal 1–8 season, Baysinger was fired.^[2]

Syracuse was ranked at No. 129 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[3]

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		Niagara	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 13–9	25,000
October 2		at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–33	15,000	^[4]
October 8		No. 10 Penn State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 14–34	14,000
October 16		No. 13 Cornell	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 7–34	33,000	^[5]
October 23		at No. 10 Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–48	35,000
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 7–12	7,257	^[6]^[7]
November 6		at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20	8,500	^[8]
November 13		Colgate	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 13–20	36,232	^[9]
November 20		at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 28–34	20,000	^[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[11]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
^ "Syracuse Releases Coaching Staff in Bid for Better Football Record: Baysinger Dropped By Athletic Board". New York Times. March 2, 1949. p. 34.
^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Holy Cross Overpowers Syracuse, 33 to 7; Crusaders' Pass Attack Clicks in Win". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1948. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reddy, Bill (October 17, 1948). "Big Red Smothers Orange Gridders, 34 to 7". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Improved B. U. Favored Against Syracuse Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Fitzgerald, Tom (October 31, 1948). "Boston University Subdues Stubborn Syracuse, 12-7". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 39. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 7, 1948). "Improved Temple Defeats Syracuse". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Beeney, Bill (November 14, 1948). "Raiders' Ground Attack Beats Orange Passes, 20-13". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Effrat, Louis (November 21, 1948). "Columbia Halts Syracuse; Lions Score, 34-28". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ "1948 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

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