1956 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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1956
Syracuse Orangemen football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 27–28 vs. TCU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL)   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 16 Navy   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 8 Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh   –   7 – 3 – 1
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 3 – 1
Army   –   5 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 1
Villanova   –   5 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   4 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 6 – 0
Drake   –   3 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 1
Texas Tech   –   2 – 7 – 1
Notre Dame   –   2 – 8 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 2
Marquette   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1956 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The Orangemen were led by eighth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–1, and were ranked 8th in both final polls. They were awarded the Lambert Trophy, which signified them as champions of the East. Syracuse was invited to the 1957 Cotton Bowl, where they were defeated by TCU.

The team was led by unanimous

1957 NFL Draft
and went on to become one of the most celebrated professional athletes of all time.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at No. 6 Maryland
W 26–1227,000[3]
September 29at No. 10 PittsburghNo. 7
L 7–1449,287
October 13No. 20 West Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 27–2025,000[4]
October 20ArmyNo. 13
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 7–040,053
October 27at Boston UniversityNo. 14
W 21–712,182
November 3No. 12 Penn StateNo. 17
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 13–935,475
November 10Holy CrossNo. 9
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 41–2017,000[5]
November 17ColgateNo. 9
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 61–739,701[6]
January 1No. 14 TCUNo. 8
L 27–2868,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

  • HB Jim Brown, Sr.
  • HB Tom Sardinia, Sr.

Team players in the NFL

Player Round Pick Position Club
Jim Brown 1 6 Running back Cleveland Browns
Jimmy Ridlon 4 39 Defensive back 49ers
Bill E. Brown 9 108 Linebacker Chicago Bears
Jerry Cashman 14 158 Tackle Eagle

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Awards and honors

  • Jim Brown, unanimous first team All-American (AFCA, AP, UP, INS, CP, NEA, WCF, FWAA)
  • Jim Brown, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player

References

  1. ^ a b "2017 Syracuse football media guide" (PDF).. pg. 148.
  2. ^ "2017 Syracuse football media guide" (PDF).. pg. 120.
  3. Newspapers.com
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  6. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 18, 1956). "Brown Scores 43 Points In Last Game for Orange". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ "1956 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.


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