1967 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1967 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
1967 record	8-2
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium

The 1967 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1967 NCAA University Division (the predecessor to today's Division I FBS and FCS) college football season.

Regular season

In 1967, Tom Coughlin set the school's single-season pass receiving record. Larry Csonka was in his senior season and was named an All-American. He broke many of the school's rushing records, including some previously held by Ernie Davis, Jim Nance, Floyd Little, and Jim Brown.

In his three seasons at Syracuse, Csonka rushed for a school record 2,934 yards, rushed for 100 yards in 14 different games, and averaged 4.9 yards per carry. From 1965 to 1967, he ranked 19th, 9th and 5th in the nation in rushing. He was the Most Valuable Player in the East–West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl, and the College All-Star Game.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Orangemen points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 23	Baylor	Win	7	0	1-0
2	Sept. 30	West Virginia	Win	23	6	2-0
3	Oct. 7	@ Maryland	Win	7	3	3-0
4	Oct. 14	@ Navy	Loss	14	27	3-1
5	Oct. 21	California	Win	20	14	4-1
6	Oct. 28	Penn State	Loss	20	29	4-2
7	Nov. 4	@ Pittsburgh	Win	14	7	5-2
8	Nov. 11	Holy Cross	Win	41	7	6-2
9	Nov. 18	@ Boston College	Win	32	20	7-2
10	Nov. 25	@ UCLA	Win	32	14	8-2

1967 team players in the NFL

Player	Round	Pick	Position	Club
Larry Csonka	1	8	Running Back	Miami Dolphins
Dennis Fitzgibbons	11	287	Guard	San Francisco 49ers
Jim Cheyunski	12	305	Linebacker	New England Patriots

^[1]

Tom Coughlin would become the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Giants.^[2]

References

Syracuse Orange football

Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–78) Giants Stadium (1979) Rich Stadium (1979) Schoellkopf Field (1979) Carrier Dome (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Colgate Penn State Pittsburgh West Virginia

Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Alma Mater "Down the Field" Marching band The Express Scandal Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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