1962 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1962 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainLeon Cholakis
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State    8 1 0
Oregon State    9 2 0
No. 9 Penn State    9 2 0
West Texas State    9 2 0
Boston College    8 2 0
Utah State    8 2 0
Villanova    7 3 0
Buffalo    6 3 0
Oregon    6 3 1
Houston    7 4 0
Miami (FL)    7 4 0
Army    6 4 0
Holy Cross    6 4 0
Louisville    6 4 0
Xavier    6 4 0
Florida State    4 3 3
Air Force    5 5 0
Montana    5 5 0
Navy    5 5 0
Notre Dame    5 5 0
Pacific (CA)    5 5 0
Pittsburgh    5 5 0
Syracuse    5 5 0
Texas Western    4 5 0
New Mexico State    4 6 0
Colgate    3 5 1
Idaho    2 6 1
San Jose State    2 8 1
Boston University    2 7 0
Dayton    2 8 0
Detroit    1 8 0
Hardin–Simmons    1 9 0
Colorado State    0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, the Orangemen compiled a record of 5–5. The offense scored 159 points while the defense allowed 110 points.