American college football season
The 1975 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 6–5 and were not invited to a bowl game.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | Villanova | | W 24–17 | 22,867 | |
September 20 | Iowa | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| W 10–7 | 19,283 | |
September 27 | at Tulane | | W 31–13 | 33,200 | [2] |
October 4 | at Maryland | | L 7–24 | 43,863 | [3] |
October 11 | at Navy | | L 6–10 | 23,003 | |
October 18 | No. 9 Penn State | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
| L 7–19 | 28,153 | |
October 25 | Boston College | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| W 22–14 | 24,105 | [4] |
November 1 | Pittsburgh | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
| L 0–38 | 20,065 | |
November 15 | at Virginia | | W 37–0 | 17,250 | [5] |
November 22 | West Virginia | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
| W 20–19 | 15,336 | [6] |
November 29 | at Rutgers | | L 10–21 | 22,000 | [7] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1975 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Name |
Class
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QB
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12
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James Donoghue
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Sr
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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- ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
- ^ "Syracuse tames Tulane". Democrat and Chronicle. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps use breaks to beat Syracuse". The Roanoke Times. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse Rallies For 22–14 Win". Tampa Tribune-Times. October 26, 1975. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse clobbers Virginia". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse surprises W. Virginia". Democrat and Chronicle. November 23, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McLaughlin, Marty (November 30, 1975). "Rutgers Salts Syracuse, 21-10; Edwards: 149". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 170 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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