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Syracuse

FBSI · 1966 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–3
0.727 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

1966 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC5–5L 12–35
5Week 5 · Sep 27UCLAH2HPAC9–1L 12–31
6Week 6 · Oct 4Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC4–6W 28–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 28–14
8Week 8 · Oct 18Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 30–0
9Week 9 · Oct 25Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1W 28–6
10Week 10 · Nov 1Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI1–9W 33–7
11Week 11 · Nov 8Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 12–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 37–21
13Week 13 · Nov 22West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON3–5–2W 34–7
17Final · Jan 3Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–3L 12–18

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
1.919
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-9+33
  • Holy Cross +6
  • Florida State +6
  • Penn State +5
  • Maryland +4
  • Navy +4
  • Boston College +4
  • West Virginia +3
  • Pittsburgh +1
  • UCLA -1
  • Tennessee -3
  • Baylor -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 #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.727 Win % · Change -10

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#15Regular Season Final#16Post-Season W1#16Post-Season W2#16Post-Season W3#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-23
-19
+21
+14
+30
+22
+26
+2
+16
+27
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#151961#401962#141963#211964#221965

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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