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Syracuse

FBSI · 1917 Season · Final

Developing
Record
8–1–1
0.850 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1899–2026
All-Time Record
712–541–41
0.566 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1959
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras

1917 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 247TH INFANTRYUnranked—T 0–0
7Week 7 · Oct 947TH INFANTRYUnranked—W 19–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI7–1–1W 14–10
9Week 9 · Oct 23Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI10–0L 0–28
10Week 10 · Oct 30TUFTSUnranked—W 58–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI8–2W 6–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Bucknell (BUCKNELL)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 42–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI4–2W 27–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27MICHIGAN STATEUnranked—W 21–7
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B85–2W 10–9

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.346
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+27
0+27
  • Brown +8
  • Rutgers +7
  • Nebraska +5
  • Colgate +4
  • Bucknell +3
  • Pittsburgh 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #6Better than 96%
Win % Place 14thBetter than 91%

0.850 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#10W14#6Regular Season Final#6Post-Season W1#6Post-Season W2#6Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
+19
+4
-28
+58
+6
+42
+20
+14
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#571912#481913#401914#131915#551916

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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