1965 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1965 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season.^[2] The Orangemen were led by 17th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.^[3] Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–3 and ranked 19th in the Coaches Poll. They were not invited to a bowl game.

1965 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	7–3
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (17th season)
Captain	Harris Elliott[1]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Mexico State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Xavier			–					8	–	2	–	0
Texas Western			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Southern Miss			–					7	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	2
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					5	–	5	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	4	–	2
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	1
Florida State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
Houston			–					4	–	5	–	1
Colorado State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					3	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Holy Cross			–					2	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 14–6	20,367
September 25	Miami (FL)	No. 9	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–24	32,000
October 2	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 24–7	35,000
October 9	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 14–24	27,729	[3]
October 16	Penn State		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 28–21	39,000
October 23	Holy Cross		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 32–6	15,000	[4]
October 30	vs. Pittsburgh		Shea Stadium Flushing, NY (rivalry)	W 51–13	24,590
November 6	Oregon State		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 12–13	33,000
November 13	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 41–19	33,500	[5]
November 20	Boston College		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 21–13	20,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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