1976 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1976 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Frank Maloney and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 3–8.

1976 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Frank Maloney (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Coughlin (1st season)
Captain	William Zanovitch[1]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[2] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Bowling Green	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 7–22	23,859
September 18	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 3–41	54,129
September 25	No. 8 Maryland	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 28–42	21,109	[3]
October 2	Oregon State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 21–3	18,591
October 9	Tulane	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 3–0	11,223	[4]
October 16	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 3–27	61,474
October 23	Temple	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 24–16	19,152
October 30	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 13–23	50,390
November 6	Navy	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 10–27	22,333
November 13	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–28	25,433
November 20	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 28–34	27,848	[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1976 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 82 Art Monk Fr G 64 Craig Wolfley Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 71 Ken Clarke Jr S 7 Tim Moresco Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Dave Jacobs So	Head coach Frank Maloney Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt