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American college football season
The 1958 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented
Syracuse University during the
1958 college football season. The Orangemen were led by tenth-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.
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 |
[1] |
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
Pittsburgh | | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| W 16–13 | 38,000 | |
November 7 | at
Boston University | No. 12 | | W 42–0 | 16,500 | |
November 15 |
Colgate | No. 12 | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| W 47–0 | 30,000 |
[2] |
November 22 | at
West Virginia | No. 10 | | W 15–12 | 25,000 |
[3] |
January 1 | vs. No. 5
Oklahoma | No. 9 | | L 6–21 | 75,281 |
[4] |
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Note: The game against Boston University was played at night.
[5]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• 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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"Orange Extra: The FCS Crusade". Syracuse University Athletics. September 25, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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^ "Syracuse Routs Colgate, 47 to 0".
The New York Times. New York, N.Y.
Associated Press. November 16, 1958. p. S2.
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"Syracuse scores, 15–12; Will play in Orange Bowl". Buffalo Courier Express. November 23, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Sooner's Long-Gain TD's Beat Syracuse". Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. AP. January 2, 1959. p. 25. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via
Newspapers.com
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^ 2011 Syracuse football record book.
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