| 1951 NCAA independents football records
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Overall
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| Team |
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L |
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T
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| No. 2 Michigan State
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– |
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9
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0
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0
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| Notre Dame
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– |
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7
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– |
2
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1
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| Penn State
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– |
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5
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4
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0
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| Syracuse
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– |
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5
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– |
4
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0
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| Drexel
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– |
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3
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– |
4
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0
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| Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1951 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1951 college football season. The Orangemen were led by third-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the season with a 5–4 record and were not invited to a bowl game.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | Temple | | W 19–0 | 17,000 |
| September 29 | at No. 20 Cornell | | L 14–21 | 25,000 |
| October 6 | Lafayette | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| W 46–0 | 13,000 |
| October 13 | No. 7 Illinois | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| L 20–41 | 27,000 |
| October 20 | at Dartmouth | | L 0–14 | 11,000 |
| October 27 | Fordham | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY
| W 33–20 | 15,000 |
| November 10 | at Penn State | | L 13–32 | 15,000 |
| November 17 | Colgate | - Archbold Stadium
- Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)
| W 9–0 | 34,000 |
| November 24 | at Boston University | | W 26–19 | 10,148 |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time
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