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1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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The 1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1944 college football season. The Orangemen were led by seventh-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse resumed play after taking a hiatus during the 1943 season due to World War II. They finished the season with a record of 2–4–1.

ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Headcoach
CaptainVictor Merkel[1]
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1944 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Head coach
CaptainVictor Merkel[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
 1942
1945 
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1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Army  900
Yale  701
Harvard  510
Bucknell  721
Penn State  630
Penn  530
Boston College  430
Cornell  540
Villanova  440
Drexel  220
Pittsburgh  450
Brown  341
Temple  242
Syracuse  241
Princeton  120
Dartmouth  251
Colgate  250
NYU  250
Columbia  260
Tufts  141
Franklin & Marshall  180
CCNY  070
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23CornellL 6–3922,000[2]
October 7at ColumbiaL 2–2618,000[3]
October 14Lafayette
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 32–75,000[4]
October 21at TempleT 7–7200[5]
October 28at Boston CollegeL 12–196,500
November 4Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–41
November 18Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 43–1315,000[6]
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