1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1917–18 season. The team finished the season with a 16–1 record^[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[2][3] Joe Schwarzer was retroactively named a 1918 NCAA All-American for his play this season.

1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	16–1
Head coach	Edmund Dollard (7th season)
Captain	Joe Schwarzer
Home arena	Archbold Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1916–17 1918–19 →

1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Canisius		–			–			5	–	0		1.000
Creighton		–			–			14	–	0		1.000
Miami (Ohio)		–			–			10	–	0		1.000
Oregon Agricultural		–			–			15	–	0		1.000
Rhode Island State		–			–			3	–	0		1.000
Saint Mary's (Calif.)		–			–			15	–	0		1.000
Santa Clara		–			–			4	–	0		1.000
Stevens Institute		–			–			14	–	0		1.000
Utah State		–			–			9	–	0		1.000
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–			–			14	–	0		1.000
Syracuse		–			–			16	–	1		.941
Union (N.Y.)		–			–			14	–	1		.933
Idaho		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Louisiana State		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Penn State		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Oklahoma		–			–			11	–	1		.917
Central (Ky.)		–			–			10	–	1		.909
Navy		–			–			14	–	2		.875
Virginia		–			–			7	–	1		.875
Geneva		–			–			13	–	2		.867
Georgia		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Washington & Jefferson		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Kentucky		–			–			9	–	2		.818
North Carolina State		–			–			13	–	3		.813
Springfield (Mass.)		–			–			13	–	3		.813
California		–			–			8	–	2		.800
Bucknell		–			–			11	–	3		.786
Tempe Normal		–			–			14	–	4		.778
Valparaiso		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Fordham		–			–			10	–	3		.769
Kalamazoo		–			–			10	–	3		.769
Boston		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Buffalo		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Franklin		–			–			9	–	3		.750
North Carolina		–			–			9	–	3		.750
North Central		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Tulane		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Virginia Tech		–			–			15	–	5		.750
Stanford		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Marietta		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Niagara		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Detroit		–			–			13	–	5		.722
St. Joseph's		–			–			5	–	2		.714
CCNY		–			–			7	–	3		.700
New Mexico A&M		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Akron		–			–			9	–	4		.692
Carleton		–			–			9	–	4		.692
Central Missouri		–			–			9	–	4		.692
Lafayette		–			–			15	–	7		.682
Army		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Trinity (N.C.)		–			–			10	–	5		.667
Vanderbilt		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Western State Normal		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Wyoming		–			–			4	–	2		.667
Grinnell		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Roanoke		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Brigham Young		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Rutgers		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Seton Hall		–			–			8	–	5		.615
South Carolina		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Southwestern (Kan.)		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Arizona		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Bowling Green State		–			–			6	–	4		.600
Clemson		–			–			3	–	2		.600
North Dakota Agricultural		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Davidson		–			–			7	–	5		.583
Denison		–			–			7	–	5		.583
Millsaps		–			–			7	–	5		.583
Swarthmore		–			–			7	–	5		.583
Georgetown		–			–			8	–	6		.571
SMU		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Utah		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Lehigh		–			–			11	–	9		.550
Mount Union		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Temple		–			–			8	–	7		.533
Wabash		–			–			8	–	7		.533
Duquesne		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Indiana State		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Montana		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Nevada		–			–			3	–	3		.500
St. John's (N.Y.)		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Texas Christian		–			–			4	–	4		.500
VMI		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Millikin		–			–			10	–	11		.476
DePauw		–			–			7	–	8		.467
Catholic		–			–			5	–	6		.455
Delaware		–			–			5	–	6		.455
Washington and Lee		–			–			5	–	6		.455
Bradley		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Colgate		–			–			9	–	12		.429
Louisville		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Manhattan		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Northern Colorado		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Gettysburg		–			–			5	–	7		.417
Auburn		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Beloit		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Marquette		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Michigan State		–			–			6	–	10		.375
Washington State		–			–			7	–	12		.368
Pittsburgh		–			–			5	–	9		.357
William & Mary		–			–			6	–	11		.353
Dayton		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Notre Dame		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Ohio		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Richmond		–			–			3	–	6		.333
Toledo		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Washington		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Wooster		–			–			4	–	9		.308
Alabama		–			–			2	–	5		.286
Oregon		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Cincinnati		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Montana State		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Tennessee		–			–			3	–	9		.250
Wake Forest		–			–			4	–	12		.250
West Virginia		–			–			4	–	13		.235
Fairmount		–			–			3	–	10		.231
Grove City		–			–			2	–	7		.222
Saint Louis		–			–			3	–	12		.200
Washburn		–			–			2	–	9		.182
Tulsa		–			–			1	–	5		.167
Connecticut		–			–			1	–	6		.143
New York University		–			–			1	–	10		.091
Butler		–			–			0	–	6		.000
The Citadel		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Muhlenberg		–			–			0	–	7		.000
Southern California		–			–			0	–	2		.000

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/18/1917*		Alfred	W 36–13	1–0	Archbold Gymnasium  Syracuse, NY
1/4/1918*		Yale	W 34–15	2–0	Archbold Gymnasium  Syracuse, NY
1/11/1918*		at Buffalo	W 30–17	3–0	Rochester, NY
1/12/1918*		at Rochester	W 26–24	4–0	Rochester, NY
1/19/1918*		Princeton	W 27–13	5–0	Archbold Gymnasium  Syracuse, NY
1/25/1918*		at Penn	W 27–24	6–0	Philadelphia, PA
1/26/1918*		at RPI	W 33–18	7–0	Rochester, NY
1/31/1918*		Penn State	W 34–24	8–0	Archbold Gymnasium  Syracuse, NY
2/6/1918*		at Colgate	W 29–25	9–0	Hamilton, NY
2/7/1918*		at Williams	W 19–16	10–0	Williamstown, MA
2/8/1918*		at Yale	W 23–15	11–0	New Haven, CT
2/9/1918*		at NYU	W 30–15	12–0	New York, NY
2/19/1918*		West Virginia	W 21–18	13–0	Archbold Gymnasium  Syracuse, NY
2/22/1918*		NYU	W 37–10	14–0	Archbold Gymnasium  Syracuse, NY
3/1/1918*		Colgate	W 27–18	15–0	Archbold Gymnasium  Syracuse, NY
3/9/1918*		Dartmouth	W 27–11	16–0	Archbold Gymnasium  Syracuse, NY
3/15/1918*		Penn	L 16–17	16–1	Archbold Gymnasium  Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[4]

References

1. "Syracuse season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
2. "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
3. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
4. "2013–14 Syracuse Orange Men's Basketball Media Guide". Game by Game Scores (page 122). Syracuse University. 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

External links

• OrangeHoops.com recap of 1917–18 season