1948 Syracuse Orangemen football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1948
| team = Syracuse Orangemen
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 1–8
| head_coach = Reaves Baysinger
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Robert Schiffner[http://cuse.com/documents/2017/7/12/2017_Football_Media_Guide.pdf 2017 Syracuse football media guide]. pg. 147.
| stadium = Archbold Stadium
}}
{{1948 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1948 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Reaves Baysinger and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. After a dismal 1–8 season, Baysinger was fired.{{cite news |title=Syracuse Releases Coaching Staff in Bid for Better Football Record: Baysinger Dropped By Athletic Board |work=New York Times |date=March 2, 1949 |page=34}}
Syracuse was ranked at No. 129 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1948
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|September 28|Tuesday}}
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link |year=1948|team=Niagara Purple Eagles|title=Niagara}}
| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| score = 13–9
| attend = 25,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Holy Cross
| site_stadium = Fitton Field
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| score = 7–33
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Holy Cross Overpowers Syracuse, 33 to 7; Crusaders' Pass Attack Clicks in Win |agency=Associated Press |date=October 3, 1948 |page=4D |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67151053/1948-syracuse-hc/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 8|Friday}}
| w/l = l
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–34
| attend = 14,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cornell
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| score = 7–34
| attend = 33,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Big Red Smothers Orange Gridders, 34 to 7 |first=Bill |last=Reddy |date=October 17, 1948 |page=16 |newspaper=The Post-Standard |location=Syracuse, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67154158/1948-cornell-syracuse/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 0–48
| attend = 35,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 7–12
| attend = 7,257
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Improved B. U. Favored Against Syracuse Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78785233/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=October 30, 1948 |page=6 |access-date=June 2, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=Tom |title=Boston University Subdues Stubborn Syracuse, 12-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78785461/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=October 31, 1948 |page=39 |access-date=June 2, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Temple Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 0–20
| attend = 8,500
| source = {{cite news |title=Improved Temple Defeats Syracuse |first=Stan |last=Baumgartner |date=November 7, 1948 |page=S1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67167845/1948-temple-syracuse/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–20
| attend = 36,232
| source = {{cite news |title=Raiders' Ground Attack Beats Orange Passes, 20-13 |first=Bill |last=Beeney |date=November 14, 1948 |page=D1 |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67174757/1948-colgate-syracuse/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Baker Field
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| score = 28–34
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Columbia Halts Syracuse; Lions Score, 34-28 |first=Louis |last=Effrat |date=November 21, 1948 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/syracuse/1948-schedule.html |title=1948 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=January 30, 2018}}
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