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Syracuse

FBSI · 1939 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
3–3–2
0.500 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

1939 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 3CLARKSONUnranked—W 12–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI8–0L 6–19
8Week 8 · Oct 17Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)H2HIND FBSI7–0–1T 13–13
9Week 9 · Oct 24Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON8–1L 6–33
10Week 10 · Oct 31Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–1–2T 6–6
11Week 11 · Nov 7Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1L 3–14
13Week 13 · Nov 21Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI2–5–1W 7–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HIND SOCON2–7W 10–7

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
3.849
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-5+4
  • Colgate +2
  • Maryland +2
  • Cornell 0
  • Georgetown 0
  • Penn State 0
  • Duke -1
  • Michigan State -4

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 #67Better than 52%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.500 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#92W13#90W14#68Regular Season Final#69Post-Season W1#67Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
-13
0
-27
0
-11
+7
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#301934#331935#1261936#431937#471938

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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