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Syracuse

FBSI · 1970 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–4
0.600 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

1970 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 15–42
5Week 5 · Sep 29Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B85–6L 14–31
6Week 6 · Oct 6Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB103–7L 0–27
7Week 7 · Oct 13Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC2–9W 23–7
8Week 8 · Oct 20Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 24–7
9Week 9 · Oct 27Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 23–8
10Week 10 · Nov 3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 43–13
11Week 11 · Nov 10Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI1–9–1W 31–29
12Week 12 · Nov 17West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 19–28
13Week 13 · Nov 24Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 56–16

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
3.114
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-19+20
  • Penn State +7
  • Pittsburgh +5
  • Miami +3
  • Maryland +2
  • Navy +2
  • Army +1
  • Houston -3
  • West Virginia -3
  • Kansas -6
  • Illinois -7

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 #58Better than 58%
Win % Place 41stBetter than 71%

0.600 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56Regular Season Final#56Post-Season W1#56Post-Season W2#56Post-Season W3#58Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-27
-17
-27
+16
+17
+15
+30
+2
-9
+40

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

Final Rank by Season
#221965#261966#221967#551968#621969

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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