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1944 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
1944 record2–4–1
Head coachOssie Solem (7th season)
CaptainVictor Merkel[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1945 →

The 1944 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1944 college football season. The Orangemen were led by seventh-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse resumed play after taking a hiatus during the 1943 season due to World War II. They finished the season with a record of 2–4–1.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23CornellL 6–3922,000
October 7at Columbia
L 2–2618,000
October 14Lafayette
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 32–75,000
October 21at TempleT 7–7
October 28at Boston CollegeL 12–196,500
November 4Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)
L 0–41
November 18Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)
W 43–1315,000

Sources:[2][1]

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