1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished 6–5 and was not invited to a bowl game.

1977 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1977 record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Coughlin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Fryzel (1st season)
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
(capacity: 26,000)
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Colgate      10 1 0
North Texas State *      10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State      10 1 0
Tennessee State      8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh      9 2 1
East Carolina      8 3 0
Rutgers      8 3 0
Army      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 1
Boston College      6 5 0
Cincinnati      5 4 2
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Northwestern State      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
William & Mary      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Temple      5 5 1
Hawaii      5 6 0
Navy      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
South Carolina      5 7 0
Utah State      4 7 0
Villanova      4 7 0
Illinois State      3 7 1
Virginia Tech      3 7 1
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Air Force      2 8 1
Holy Cross      2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10at Oregon StateL 12–2420,540
September 17NC StateL 0–3820,696
September 24Washington
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 22–2012,839
October 1at IllinoisW 30–2052,015
October 8at MarylandL 10–2439,100
October 15No. 10 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 24–3127,029
October 22at No. 14 PittsburghL 21–2843,551
October 29Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 6–320,859
November 5at NavyW 45–3416,709
November 12Boston College
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 20–316,409
November 19West Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 28–916,118
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1977 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 76 Neil Barton
RB 45 Art Monk So
G 64 Craig Wolfley So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

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