1952 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1952 Syracuse Orangemen football
Lambert Trophy
Orange Bowl, L 6–61 vs. Alabama
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 14
1952 record	7–3
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (4th season)
Captain	Richard Beyer & Joe Szombathy
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons

1952 NCAA independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan State			–					9	–	0	–	0
Southern Miss			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1952 college football season. The Orangemen were led by fourth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.

This was a historically successful season for the Orangemen, which included victories over rivals Penn State and Colgate. Syracuse lost only twice in the regular season: their season opener against the former college all-stars of the Bolling Air Force Base, and to eventual national champions Michigan State. Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–2 and were ranked 14th in the final AP Poll, their first ranked finish in school history. The team was awarded its first Lambert Trophy, which signified them as champions of the East. They were invited to the 1953 Orange Bowl, the school's first ever bowl game, where they lost to Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	Bolling Field		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 12–13	18,000
September 27	Boston University		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 34–21	15,000
October 3	at Temple		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 27–0	10,500
October 11	Cornell		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 26–6	23,000
October 18	at No. 1 Michigan State		Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–48	32,254
October 25	Holy Cross		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 20–19	18,000
November 8	No. 15 Penn State		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	W 25–7	15,000
November 15	Colgate	No. 13	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	W 20–14	32,000
November 22	at Fordham	No. 15	Triborough Stadium New York, NY	W 26–13	10,000
January 1	vs. No. 9 Alabama	No. 14	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 6–61	66,280
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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