1971 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1971 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
1971 record	5–5–1
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (23rd season)
Captain	Joe Ehrmann & Dan Yochum
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	2	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	8	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1971 college football season. The team was led by 23rd-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 5–5–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	Wisconsin	No. 15	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	T 20–20	31,602
September 25	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–12	27,529
October 2	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 7–0	31,989
October 9	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 21–13	20,100
October 16	No. 9 Penn State		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	L 0–31	41,382
October 23	Holy Cross		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 63–21	18,308
October 30	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	L 21–31	24,497
November 6	Boston College		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	L 3–10	21,978
November 13	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–17	15,437
November 20	West Virginia		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	W 28–24	18,049
December 4	at Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 14–0	17,224
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

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Roster

1971 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 36 Januszkiewicz, MartyMarty Januszkiewicz G 70 Lapham, DaveDave Lapham T 71 Walters, StanStan Walters T 12 Yochum, DanDan Yochum	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 76 Ehrmann, JoeJoe Ehrmann DB 12 Myers, TomTom Myers DB 20 Sawyer, KenKen Sawyer	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ben Schwartzwalder Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt