1959 Syracuse Orangemen football team
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| 1959 Syracuse Orangemen football | |
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Cotton Bowl, W 23–14 vs. Texas
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| Conference | Independent |
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| Coaches | #1 |
| AP | #1 |
| 1959 record | 11–0 |
| Head coach | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| Home stadium | Archbold Stadium |
The 1959 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Orangemen defeated Texas in the Cotton Bowl to claim the first, and still only, national championship in program history. The Syracuse offense scored 413 points while the defense allowed 73 points.[1]
Regular season
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 26 | Kansas | Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 35–21 | ||||||
| October 3 | Maryland | #20 | Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 29–0 | |||||
| October 10 | vs. Navy | #12 | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) | W 32–6 | |||||
| October 17 | Holy Cross | #8 | Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 42–6 | |||||
| October 24 | West Virginia | #6 | Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 44–0 | |||||
| October 31 | at Pittsburgh | #5 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | W 35–0 | |||||
| November 7 | at #7 Penn State | #4 | New Beaver Field • University Park, PA | W 20–18 | |||||
| November 14 | Colgate | #1 | Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 71–0 | |||||
| November 21 | at Boston University | #1 | Nickerson Field • Boston, MA | W 46–0 | |||||
| December 5 | at #17 UCLA | #1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | W 36–8 | |||||
| January 1, 1960 | vs. #4 Texas | #1 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl) | W 23–14 | 75,504 | ||||
 Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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