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1971 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1971 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1971 NCAA University Division 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.

1971 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Ehrmann, Dan Yochum[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
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
Holy Cross   –   4 – 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
Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18WisconsinNo. 15
T 20–2031,602
September 25at Northwestern
L 6–1227,529
October 2at Indiana
W 7–031,989
October 9at Maryland
W 21–1320,100[2]
October 16No. 9 Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–3141,382
October 23Holy Cross
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 63–2118,308[3]
October 30at Pittsburgh
L 21–3124,497
November 6Boston College
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
L 3–1021,978
November 13at Navy
L 14–1715,437
November 20West Virginia
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 28–2418,049[4]
December 4at Miami (FL)
W 14–017,224
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1971 Syracuse Orangemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 63 Doug Auld Sr
RB 42 Bob Barlette So
QB 26 Tom Bilko So
TE 84 Dave Boyer Sr
RB 14 Jerry Conicello So
RB 86 Jim Cummings Jr
RB 32 Mike DiMarco So
FB 41 Dennis Finnegan Sr
RB 18 Brian Hambleton So
WR 80 Chris Hoornbeck Jr
RB 36 Marty Januszkiewicz Jr
OT 77 Ray Jarosz Sr
QB 24 D. T. King So
G 60 Dave Lapham So
RB 46 Ron Page So
RB 19 John Rosella Jr
QB 15 Frank Ruggiero Sr
QB 29 Chuck Smyrl So
G 61 Ross Sposato Jr
TE 87 Rick Steiner Jr
WR 88 Gary Sweat So
OT 71 Stan Walters Sr
QB 23 Bob Woodruff Jr
RB 16 Greg Wysocki Sr
OT 74 Dan Yochum Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 33 Ken Bohannon Sr
LB 55 Charles Boniti Jr
DT 66 Len Campolieto Jr
DE 81 Bill Coghill Sr
DT 76 Joe Ehrmann Sr
LB 50 Howard Goodman Sr
DB 43 Robin Griffin Sr
LB 38 D. A. King Jr
DE 94 Steve Joslin Jr
DL 68 Ted Lachowicz Sr
DB 22 Kevin Morrissey So
DB 12 Tom Myers Sr
LB 58 Walter Sapp Jr
DB 20 Ken Sawyer So
DT 92 Joe Zegien So
DE 97 Bob Zimmerman Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 11 Scott Robinson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

First one-point safety

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The first known occurrence of a one-point safety (conversion safety) was in an NCAA game on October 2, 1971, scored by Syracuse in the first quarter of a game at Indiana. On a point-after-touchdown kick, the ball was kicked almost straight up in the air. An Indiana player illegally batted the ball in the end zone (a spot foul defensive penalty). Syracuse won the game, 7-0.[6][7][8] The 1970 rulebook (Rule 8-5-3) stated, "If a scrimmage kick fails to cross the neutral zone, or crosses the neutral zone and is first touched by Team B, or is untouched and then rebounds into the end zone where it is recovered by Team A, it is a safety," and (8-5-4) "If the penalty for a foul committed when the ball is free leaves the ball behind a goal line, it is a safety if behind the offender's goal line."[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 149
  2. ^ "Syracuse rally nips Maryland". St. Petersburg Times. October 10, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Crowley, P.J. (October 24, 1971). "Syracuse Makes Holy Cross Wince, 63-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Orange nips Mountaineers". The Tampa Tribune. November 21, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1971 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Hammel, Bob (October 3, 1971). "Hungry crowd finds a 'Darling' in defense". The Bedford Daily-Times Mail. Vol. 6, no. 5. Bedford, Indiana. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com. Kicker George Bodine's effort was far short, and [Mike] Heizman, standing in front of the goal posts, reacted to the falling ball by swatting it away, mosquito-swatting style. Center Greg Aulk fell on the ball for Syracuse. ... 'It was just a reflex action,' Heizman said. 'I never even thought about the ball being live.'
  7. ^ "College Football Notes". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. Vol. 41, no. 212. Vincennes, Indiana. October 6, 1971. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com. Syracuse was trying to kick the extra point after taking a 6-0 lead. The ball was kicked almost straight up in the air and was coming down obviously short of the crossbar when an Indiana player [illegally] batted the ball down in the end zone and Syracuse recovered.
  8. ^ Nissenson, Herschel (October 5, 1971). "Grambling TV rating 'low'". The Shreveport Journal. Vol. 77. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 10A – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Nelson, David M. (1970). 1970 NCAA Official Football Rules. Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. p. 59.


 

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