1973 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1973 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (25th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, in his 25th and final year with the team, and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a record of 2–9. At the conclusion of the season, Ben Schwartzwalder retired as Syracuse's all-time winningest coach with an overall record of 153–91–3.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Bowling Green	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 14–41	18,254
September 22	Michigan State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 8–14	21,821
September 29	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–21	54,800
October 6	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–38	32,800
October 13	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–23	20,591
October 20	No. 5 Penn State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 6–49	27,595
October 27	Miami (FL)	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 23–34	19,369
November 3	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 14–28	24,932
November 10	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 5–3	16,404
November 17	Boston College	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 24–13	11,199
November 24	West Virginia	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 14–24	12,917
Rankings from 1973 AP Poll released prior to the game