1970 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1970 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by 22nd-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with a record of 6–4 and were not invited to a bowl game.

1970 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (22nd season)
Captain	Paul Paolisso, Raymond White & Randolph Zur[1]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech			–					9	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					1	–	9	–	1
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross			–					0	–	10	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The season was marred because the head coach and university's refusal to resolve issues of systemic racism brought forth by the Syracuse 8 and their protest boycott.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at No. 15 Houston		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 15–42	40,439	[3]
September 26	Kansas		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 14–31	20,643–25,000
October 3	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–27	39,357
October 10	Maryland		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 23–7	19,872	[4]
October 17	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 24–7	50,540
October 24	Navy		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 23–8	28,000
October 31	No. 15 Pittsburgh		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 43–13	28,392
November 7	at Army	No. 20	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 31–29	41,062
November 14	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 19–28	28,500	[5]
November 21	Miami (FL)		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 56–16	20,570
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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