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Syracuse

FBSI · 1950 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5
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

1950 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 42–12
6Week 6 · Oct 3Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1L 6–7
7Week 7 · Oct 10Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 7–26
8Week 8 · Oct 17Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 27–7
9Week 9 · Oct 24Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1W 34–27
10Week 10 · Oct 31Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI3–5W 13–7
11Week 11 · Nov 7LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 34–0
12Week 12 · Nov 14JOHN CARROLLUnranked—L 16–21
13Week 13 · Nov 21Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI5–3L 14–19
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 6–13

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
3.524
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-10+16
  • Penn State +5
  • Rutgers +4
  • Holy Cross +4
  • Boston University +3
  • Fordham -1
  • Cornell -2
  • Colgate -3
  • Temple -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 #62Better than 55%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#62Post-Season W1#62Post-Season W2#62Post-Season W3#62Post-Season W4#62Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+30
-1
-19
+20
+7
+6
+34
-5
-5
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#921945#771946#1021947#1111948#731949

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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