1970 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1970 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by 22nd-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with a record of 6–4 and were not invited to a bowl game.

1970 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainPaul Paolisso, Raymond White & Randolph Zur
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame    10 1 0
Villanova    9 2 0
No. 16 Air Force    9 3 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech    9 3 0
Boston College    8 2 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 0
West Virginia    8 3 0
No. 17 Tulane    8 4 0
No. 18 Penn State    7 3 0
West Texas State    7 3 0
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Florida State    7 4 0
Virginia Tech    5 6 0
Syracuse    6 4 0
Dayton    5 4 1
Pittsburgh    5 5 0
Rutgers    5 5 0
Utah State    5 5 0
Colgate    5 6 0
Southern Miss    5 6 0
New Mexico State    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    3 8 0
Northern Illinois    3 7 0
Marshall    3 6 0
Buffalo    2 9 0
Navy    2 9 0
Army    1 9 1
Xavier    1 9 0
Holy Cross    0 10 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The season was marred because the head coach and university's refusal to resolve issues of systemic racism brought forth by the Syracuse 8 and their protest boycott.

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