1973 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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The 1973 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, in his 25th and final year with the team, and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 2–9. At the conclusion of the season, Ben Schwartzwalder retired as Syracuse's all-time winningest coach with an overall record of 153–91–3.

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Record2–9
Headcoach
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1973 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
 1972
1974 
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1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  1100
No. 5 Penn State  1200
No. 9 Houston  1110
Temple  910
No. 20 Tulane  930
Memphis State  830
Tampa  830
Boston College  740
South Carolina  740
Utah State  740
Air Force  640
Southern Miss  641
Northern Illinois  650
Rutgers  650
West Virginia  650
Pittsburgh  651
Colgate  550
Dayton  551
Xavier  551
Georgia Tech  560
Holy Cross  560
Miami (FL)  560
Cincinnati  470
Marshall  470
Navy  470
Southern Illinois  371
Villanova  380
Syracuse  290
Virginia Tech  290
Army  0100
Florida State  0110
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 151:30 p.m.Bowling GreenL 14–4118,254[2]
September 22Michigan State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 8–1421,821[3]
September 29at WashingtonL 7–2154,800[4]
October 6at MarylandL 0–3832,800[5]
October 13at NavyL 14–2320,591[6]
October 20No. 5 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 6–4927,595[7]
October 271:35 p.m.Miami (FL)
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 23–3419,369[8]
November 3at PittsburghL 14–2824,932[9]
November 10at Holy CrossW 5–316,404[10]
November 17Boston College
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 24–1311,199[11]
November 24West Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 14–2412,917[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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