1970 Syracuse Orangemen football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1970

| team = Syracuse Orangemen

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 6–4

| head_coach = Ben Schwartzwalder

| hc_year = 22nd

| captain = Paul Paolisso

| captain2 = Raymond White

| captain3 = Randolph Zur[http://cuse.com/documents/2017/7/12/2017_Football_Media_Guide.pdf 2017 Syracuse football media guide]. pg. 149

| stadium = Archbold Stadium

}}

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.

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.{{cite book |last1=Marc |first1=David |title=Leveling the playing field : the story of the Syracuse 8 |date=2015 |publisher=Syracuse University Press |location=Syracuse, New York |isbn=9780815610304 |oclc=895730827 |edition=First |url=https://press.syr.edu/supressbooks/447/leveling-the-playing-field/ |access-date=13 February 2021 |language=English |quote=}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1970

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Houston

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 15–42

| attend = 40,439

| source = {{cite news |last1=Putnam |first1=Pat |title=End of a Season at Syracuse |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1970/09/28/end-of-a-season-at-syracuse |access-date=14 February 2021 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=September 28, 1970 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| w/l = l

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| score = 14–31

| attend = 20,643–25,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| score = 0–27

| attend = 39,357

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = w

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| score = 23–7

| attend = 19,872

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-maryland-drops-237-verdi/139363851/|work=Durham Morning Herald|title=Maryland drops 23–7 verdict|date=October 11, 1970|accessdate=January 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Penn State

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 24–7

| attend = 50,540

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Navy

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| score = 23–8

| attend = 28,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = w

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 43–13

| attend = 28,392

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 31–29

| attend = 41,062

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 19–28

| attend = 28,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle/28828071/|work=Democrat and Chronicle|title=Orange rally falls short|date=November 15, 1970|accessdate=January 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| w/l = w

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| score = 56–16

| attend = 20,570

}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/syracuse/1970-schedule.html |title=1970 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=January 25, 2018}}

References

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