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1942 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1942 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1942 college football season. The Orangemen were led by sixth-year head coach Ossie Solem.

1942 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainRichard Weber[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Williams   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 19 Penn State   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   6 – 2 – 1
Army   –   6 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 3 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   5 – 3 – 1
No. T–19 Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth   –   5 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   4 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   3 – 3 – 0
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 5 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 5 – 3
Columbia   –   3 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 5 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 4 – 2
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 5 – 0
Harvard   –   2 – 6 – 1
Drexel   –   2 – 6 – 0
Manhattan   –   2 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse was ranked at No. 72 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

The team played its home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Clarkson
W 58–610,000
October 3Boston University
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 25–010,000
October 9Western Reserve
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 13–08,000[3]
October 17at Holy Cross
W 19–010,000
October 24CornellNo. 20
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 12–715,000[4]
October 31North Carolina Pre-FlightNo. 15
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 0–910,000
November 7at Penn State
L 13–1811,000
November 14Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–1425,000
November 21at Rutgers
W 12–75,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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See also: 1942 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP—2015т—————

References

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  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Rozelt, Ed (October 14, 1942). "Breaks of the Game". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. p. 12. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 25, 1942). "Syracuse Aerials Down Cornell, 12-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ "1942 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2018.


 

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