title: 1949 Syracuse Orangemen football team
text: # 1949 Syracuse Orangemen football team
  
  The 1949 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1949 college football season. This was Syracuse's first season under head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, who would eventually coach at the school for 25 years and become Syracuse's all-time winningest coach. The Orangemen finished the season with a record of 4–5.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | September 23 | Boston University | Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY | L 21–33 | 25,000 |
  | October 1 | Lafayette | Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY | W 20–13 | 22,000 |
  | October 7 | Temple | Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY | L 14–27 | 20,000 |
  | October 15 | at Rutgers | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | W 21–9 | 12,000 |
  | October 22 | at Fordham | Polo GroundsNew York, NY | L 21–47 | 18,615 |
  | October 29 | at Penn State | New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | L 21–33 | 18,600 |
  | November 5 | at No. 7 Cornell | Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY | L 7–33 | 33,000 |
  | November 12 | Holy Cross | Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY | W 47–13 | 15,000 |
  | November 19 | Colgate | Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY (rivalry) | W 35–7 | 36,232 |
  | Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||
  