1959 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1959 Syracuse Orangemen football
National champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl, W 23–14 vs. Texas
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1959 record	11–0
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
#1 Syracuse		–		11	–	0	–	0
#12 Penn State		–		9	–	2	–	0
Oregon		–		8	–	2	–	0
Detroit		–		6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State		–		6	–	4	–	0
#20 Pittsburgh		–		6	–	4	–	0
Washington State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)		–		5	–	4	–	0
Air Force		–		5	–	4	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	4	–	1
Army		–		4	–	4	–	1
#17 Notre Dame		–		5	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech		–		4	–	6	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	7	–	0
Marquette		–		3	–	7	–	0
Oregon State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Colgate		–		2	–	7	–	0
Idaho		–		1	–	9	–	0
Villanova		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Kansas		Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	W 35–21
October 3	Maryland	No. 20	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	W 29–0
October 10	vs. Navy	No. 12	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 32–6
October 17	Holy Cross	No. 8	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	W 42–6
October 24	West Virginia	No. 6	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	W 44–0
October 31	at Pittsburgh	No. 5	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 35–0
November 7	at No. 7 Penn State	No. 4	New Beaver Field • University Park, PA	W 20–18
November 14	Colgate	No. 1	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	W 71–0
November 21	at Boston University	No. 1	Nickerson Field • Boston, MA	W 46–0
December 5	at No. 17 UCLA	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 36–8
January 1, 1960	vs. No. 4 Texas	No. 1	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	W 23–14	75,504
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1959 Syracuse Orangemen football—consensus national champions

Art Baker Al Bemiller John Brown Ernie Davis Roger Davis Dick Easterly Ron Luciano Fred Mautino Gerhard Schwedes Bob Yates Maury Youmans Head coach: Ben Schwartzwalder

Syracuse Orange football

Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–78) Giants Stadium (1979) Rich Stadium (1979) Schoellkopf Field (1979) Carrier Dome (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Colgate Penn State Pittsburgh West Virginia

Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Alma Mater "Down the Field" Marching band The Express Scandal Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

College football national champions (poll era)

1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (BS, HS) 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, BS, DS, HS) / California 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (BS, HS) / Notre Dame (DS) 1939: Texas A&M (AP, BS, HS) / USC (DS) 1940: Minnesota (AP, BS, DS, HS) / Stanford 1941: Minnesota (AP, BS) / Alabama (HS) 1942: Ohio State (AP, BS) / Georgia (HS) 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army (AP, BS, HS) / Ohio State 1945: Army 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (BS, HS) 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan (AP [post-bowl], BS, HS) 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame

1950s	1950: Oklahoma 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland / Georgia Tech (BS) / Illinois (BS) 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches, BS) / Georgia Tech (INS) 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS) 1954: Ohio State (AP, BS, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, BS, FWAA, INS) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches, BS, FN) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse

1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Iowa BS) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (FN, NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas

1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FN, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP, FN) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches, FN) 1979: Alabama

1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FN, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

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