1942 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1942 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1942 college football season. The Orangemen were led by sixth-year head coach Ossie Solem.

1942 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainRichard Weber[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Williams     7 1 0
No. 19 Penn State     6 1 1
No. 8 Boston College     8 2 0
Buffalo     6 2 0
Bucknell     6 2 1
Colgate     6 2 1
Army     6 3 0
Syracuse     6 3 0
Duquesne     6 3 1
Yale     5 3 0
Fordham     5 3 1
Penn     5 3 1
No. T–19 Holy Cross     5 4 1
Dartmouth     5 4 0
Brown     4 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Vermont     4 3 0
Carnegie Tech     3 3 0
Boston University     4 5 0
Cornell     3 5 1
Princeton     3 5 1
Temple     2 5 3
Columbia     3 6 0
Pittsburgh     3 6 0
Tufts     2 5 1
Franklin & Marshall     1 4 2
Massachusetts State     2 5 0
Harvard     2 6 1
Drexel     2 6 0
Manhattan     2 6 0
CCNY     1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse was ranked at No. 72 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

The team played its home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25ClarksonW 58–610,000
October 3Boston University
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 25–010,000
October 9Western Reserve
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 13–08,000[3]
October 17at Holy CrossW 19–010,000
October 24CornellNo. 20
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 12–715,000[4]
October 31North Carolina Pre-FlightNo. 15
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 0–910,000
November 7at Penn StateL 13–1811,000
November 14Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–1425,000
November 21at RutgersW 12–75,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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References

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  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Rozelt, Ed (October 14, 1942). "Breaks of the Game". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. p. 12. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 25, 1942). "Syracuse Aerials Down Cornell, 12-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ "1942 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2018.