| 1956Syracuse Orangemen football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L 27–28 vs.TCU | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 7–2 |
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| Captain | Game captains[1] |
| Home stadium | Archbold Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8Syracuse | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13Pittsburgh | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1956 Syracuse Orangemen football team representedSyracuse University in the1956 college football season. The Orangemen were led by eighth-year head coachBen Schwartzwalder and played their home games atArchbold Stadium inSyracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–1, and were ranked 8th in both final polls. They were awarded theLambert Trophy, which signified them as champions of the East. Syracuse was invited to the1957 Cotton Bowl, where they were defeated byTCU.
The team was led by unanimousAll-American halfbackJim Brown. Brown set school records in average yards-per-carry (6.2), single-season rushing yards (986), single-game rushing touchdowns (6, vs. Colgate), and most points scored in a game (43, vs. Colgate).[2] He was drafted sixth overall in the1957 NFL draft and went on to become one of the most celebrated professional athletes of all time.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at No. 6Maryland | W 26–12 | 27,000 | [3] | ||
| September 29 | at No. 10Pittsburgh | No. 7 | L 7–14 | 49,287 | [4] | |
| October 13 | No. 20West Virginia |
| W 27–20 | 25,000 | [5] | |
| October 20 | Army | No. 13 |
| W 7–0 | 40,053 | |
| October 27 | atBoston University | No. 14 | W 21–7 | 12,182 | ||
| November 3 | No. 12Penn State | No. 17 |
| W 13–9 | 35,475 | |
| November 10 | Holy Cross | No. 9 |
| W 41–20 | 17,000 | [6] |
| November 17 | Colgate | No. 9 |
| W 61–7 | 39,701 | [7] |
| January 1 | No. 14TCU | No. 8 | L 27–28 | 61,500–68,000 | [8][9] | |
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| Player | Round | Pick | Position | Club |
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| Jim Brown | 1 | 6 | Running back | Cleveland Browns |
| Jimmy Ridlon | 4 | 39 | Defensive back | 49ers |
| Bill E. Brown | 9 | 108 | Linebacker | Chicago Bears |
| Jerry Cashman | 14 | 158 | Tackle | Eagle |
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