1953 Syracuse Orangemen football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1953

| team = Syracuse Orangemen

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 5–3–1

| head_coach = Ben Schwartzwalder

| hc_year = 5th

| captain = Game captains[http://cuse.com/documents/2017/7/12/2017_Football_Media_Guide.pdf 2017 Syracuse football media guide]. pg. 148.

| stadium = Archbold Stadium

}}

The 1953 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1953 college football season. The Orangemen were led by fifth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–3–1 record and were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1953

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| w/l = w

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| score = 42–0

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Syracuse Tramples Temple in Opening Test, 42 to 0 |date=September 27, 1953 |page=37 |newspaper=The Post-Standard |location=Syracuse, N.Y. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67662487/1953-temple-syracuse/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 2|Friday}}

| w/l = t

| opponent = Boston University

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| score = 14–14

| attend = 18,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = w

| opponent = Fordham

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| score = 20–13

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news |title=S.U. Foils Fordham Comeback for 20-13 Win |first=Bill |last=Reddy |date=October 11, 1953 |page=35 |newspaper=The Post-Standard |location=Syracuse, N.Y. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67722274/1953-fordham-syracuse/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Penn State

| site_stadium = New Beaver Field

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 14–20

| attend = 21,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| score = 13–20

| attend = 30,076

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Holy Cross

| site_stadium = Fitton Field

| site_cityst = Worcester, MA

| score = 21–0

| attend = 15,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Syracuse Rips H.C., 21-0 on Stark's Run, Passes |first=Ernie |last=Roberts |date=November 1, 1953 |page=43 |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67728716/1953-syracuse-hc/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Cornell

| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field

| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY

| score = 26–0

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Syracuse Aerials Rout Cornell, 26-0 |date=November 8, 1953 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = w

| opponent = Colgate

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 34–18

| attend = 37,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Syracuse Whips Colgate, 34-18 |first=Dave |last=Warner |date=November 15, 1953 |page=1D |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67732659/1953-colgate-syracuse/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Villanova

| site_stadium = Franklin Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 13–14

| attend = 10,146

}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/syracuse/1953-schedule.html |title=1953 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=January 26, 2018}}

References

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