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Syracuse

FBSI · 1962 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
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

1962 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B88–3L 3–7
6Week 6 · Oct 2Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 2–9
8Week 8 · Oct 16Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI8–2W 12–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 19–20
10Week 10 · Oct 30Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 30–20
11Week 11 · Nov 6Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 6–24
12Week 12 · Nov 13Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 34–6
13Week 13 · Nov 20George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 35–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 6–17
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 11UCLAH2HPAC4–6W 12–7

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
2.604
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-16+26
  • Boston College +8
  • Holy Cross +6
  • Navy +5
  • UCLA +4
  • George Washington +3
  • Penn State -2
  • West Virginia -2
  • Oklahoma -3
  • Army -4
  • Pittsburgh -5

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 #40Better than 72%
Win % Place 55thBetter than 61%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37Post-Season W1#37Post-Season W2#37Post-Season W3#40Post-Season W4#40Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
-7
+12
-1
+10
-18
+28
+35
-11
+5

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

Final Rank by Season
#331957#61958#11959#131960#151961

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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