1956_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team

1956 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1956 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season

The 1956 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The Orangemen were led by eighth-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–1, and were ranked 8th in both final polls. They were awarded the Lambert Trophy, which signified them as champions of the East. Syracuse was invited to the 1957 Cotton Bowl, where they were defeated by TCU.

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The team was led by unanimous All-American halfback Jim 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 the 1957 NFL Draft and went on to become one of the most celebrated professional athletes of all time.

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Roster

  • HB Jim Brown, Sr.
  • HB Tom Sardinia, Sr.

Team players in the NFL

PlayerRoundPickPositionClub
Jim Brown16Running backCleveland Browns
Jimmy Ridlon439Defensive back49ers
Bill E. Brown9108LinebackerChicago Bears
Jerry Cashman14158TackleEagle

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Awards and honors

  • Jim Brown, unanimous first team All-American (AFCA, AP, UP, INS, CP, NEA, WCF, FWAA)
  • Jim Brown, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player

References

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    "2017 Syracuse football media guide" (PDF).. pg. 148.
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    "2017 Syracuse football media guide" (PDF).. pg. 120.
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    "Syracuse stuns Terps, 26–12". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Syracuse strikes twice in last stanza to defeat West Virginia squad, 27–20". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Keane, Clif (November 11, 1956). "Mistakes Hurt Holy Cross; Syracuse Wins, 41 to 20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Werden, Lincoln A. (November 18, 1956). "Brown Scores 43 Points In Last Game for Orange". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    "1956 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
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    "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.


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