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1937 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1937 record5–2–1
Head coachOssie Solem (1st season)
CaptainWalter Rekstis & Parker Webster[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →

The 1937 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1937 college football season. The Orangemen were led by first-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. On October 18, Syracuse made its first ever appearance in the AP Poll, which was in its second year of operation. The team was ranked 17th in the first poll of the season, but dropped from the poll after a loss to Maryland.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
October 1ClarksonW 26–616,000
October 9[[{{{school}}}|St. Lawrence]]
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 40–015,000
October 16at CornellW 14–618,000
October 23at MarylandNo. 17
L 0–1310,000
October 30Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)
W 19–1318,000
November 6Western Reserve
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 27–617,000
November 13at Columbia
T 6–612,000
November 20Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)
L 0–734,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Sources:[2][1]

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