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Syracuse

FBSI · 1974 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 23–15
4Week 4 · Sep 17Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC7–4L 14–20
5Week 5 · Sep 24Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–3–1L 0–19
6Week 6 · Oct 1NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–2–1L 22–28
7Week 7 · Oct 8Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 0–31
8Week 8 · Oct 15Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 17–9
9Week 9 · Oct 22Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 14–30
11Week 11 · Nov 5Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 13–21
12Week 12 · Nov 12West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 11–39
13Week 13 · Nov 19Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 0–45
14Week 14 · Nov 26Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 7–14

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
5.647
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-27
-34+7
  • Navy +4
  • Oregon State +3
  • NC State -2
  • Penn State -2
  • Michigan State -3
  • Boston College -3
  • Kent State -4
  • Maryland -4
  • Pittsburgh -4
  • Miami -5
  • West Virginia -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 #106Better than 23%
Win % Place 114thBetter than 18%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#106Regular Season Final#106Post-Season W1#106Post-Season W2#106Post-Season W3#106Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
-6
-19
-6
-31
+8
-16
-8
-28
-45
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#621969#581970#651971#711972#1101973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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