1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1917–18 season. The team finished the season with a 16–1 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3] Joe Schwarzer was retroactively named a 1918 NCAA All-American for his play this season.

1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Schwarzer
Home arenaArchbold Gymnasium
Seasons
1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Canisius   5 0   1.000
Creighton   14 0   1.000
Miami (Ohio)   10 0   1.000
Oregon Agricultural   15 0   1.000
Rhode Island State   3 0   1.000
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   15 0   1.000
Santa Clara   4 0   1.000
Stevens Institute   14 0   1.000
Utah State   9 0   1.000
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   14 0   1.000
Syracuse   16 1   .941
Union (N.Y.)   14 1   .933
Idaho   12 1   .923
Louisiana State   12 1   .923
Penn State   12 1   .923
Oklahoma   11 1   .917
Central (Ky.)   10 1   .909
Navy   14 2   .875
Virginia   7 1   .875
Geneva   13 2   .867
Georgia   6 1   .857
Washington & Jefferson   10 2   .833
Kentucky   9 2   .818
North Carolina State   13 3   .813
Springfield (Mass.)   13 3   .813
California   8 2   .800
Bucknell   11 3   .786
Tempe Normal   14 4   .778
Valparaiso   7 2   .778
Fordham   10 3   .769
Kalamazoo   10 3   .769
Boston   6 2   .750
Buffalo   6 2   .750
Franklin   9 3   .750
North Carolina   9 3   .750
North Central   9 3   .750
Tulane   6 2   .750
Virginia Tech   15 5   .750
Stanford   11 4   .733
Marietta   8 3   .727
Niagara   8 3   .727
Detroit   13 5   .722
St. Joseph's   5 2   .714
CCNY   7 3   .700
New Mexico A&M   7 3   .700
Akron   9 4   .692
Carleton   9 4   .692
Central Missouri   9 4   .692
Lafayette   15 7   .682
Army   8 4   .667
Trinity (N.C.)   10 5   .667
Vanderbilt   6 3   .667
Western State Normal   8 4   .667
Wyoming   4 2   .667
Grinnell   7 4   .636
Roanoke   7 4   .636
Brigham Young   5 3   .625
Rutgers   5 3   .625
Seton Hall   8 5   .615
South Carolina   8 5   .615
Southwestern (Kan.)   8 5   .615
Arizona   3 2   .600
Bowling Green State   6 4   .600
Clemson   3 2   .600
North Dakota Agricultural   9 6   .600
Davidson   7 5   .583
Denison   7 5   .583
Millsaps   7 5   .583
Swarthmore   7 5   .583
Georgetown   8 6   .571
SMU   5 4   .556
Utah   5 4   .556
Lehigh   11 9   .550
Mount Union   7 6   .538
Temple   8 7   .533
Wabash   8 7   .533
Duquesne   4 4   .500
Indiana State   8 8   .500
Montana   6 6   .500
Nevada   3 3   .500
St. John's (N.Y.)   8 8   .500
Texas Christian   4 4   .500
VMI   6 6   .500
Millikin   10 11   .476
DePauw   7 8   .467
Catholic   5 6   .455
Delaware   5 6   .455
Washington and Lee   5 6   .455
Bradley   6 8   .429
Colgate   9 12   .429
Louisville   3 4   .429
Manhattan   6 8   .429
Northern Colorado   3 4   .429
Gettysburg   5 7   .417
Auburn   2 3   .400
Beloit   4 6   .400
Marquette   4 6   .400
Michigan State   6 10   .375
Washington State   7 12   .368
Pittsburgh   5 9   .357
William & Mary   6 11   .353
Dayton   2 4   .333
Notre Dame   2 4   .333
Ohio   4 8   .333
Richmond   3 6   .333
Toledo   2 4   .333
Washington   4 8   .333
Wooster   4 9   .308
Alabama   2 5   .286
Oregon   3 8   .273
Cincinnati   2 6   .250
Montana State   2 6   .250
Tennessee   3 9   .250
Wake Forest   4 12   .250
West Virginia   4 13   .235
Fairmount   3 10   .231
Grove City   2 7   .222
Saint Louis   3 12   .200
Washburn   2 9   .182
Tulsa   1 5   .167
Connecticut   1 6   .143
New York University   1 10   .091
Butler   0 6   .000
The Citadel   0 1   .000
Muhlenberg   0 7   .000
Southern California   0 2   .000

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/18/1917*
Alfred W 36–13  1–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
1/4/1918*
Yale W 34–15  2–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
1/11/1918*
at Buffalo W 30–17  3–0
 
Rochester, NY
1/12/1918*
at Rochester W 26–24  4–0
 
Rochester, NY
1/19/1918*
Princeton W 27–13  5–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
1/25/1918*
at Penn W 27–24  6–0
 
Philadelphia, PA
1/26/1918*
at RPI W 33–18  7–0
 
Rochester, NY
1/31/1918*
Penn State W 34–24  8–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
2/6/1918*
at Colgate W 29–25  9–0
 
Hamilton, NY
2/7/1918*
at Williams W 19–16  10–0
 
Williamstown, MA
2/8/1918*
at Yale W 23–15  11–0
 
New Haven, CT
2/9/1918*
at NYU W 30–15  12–0
 
New York, NY
2/19/1918*
West Virginia W 21–18  13–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
2/22/1918*
NYU W 37–10  14–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
3/1/1918*
Colgate W 27–18  15–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
3/9/1918*
Dartmouth W 27–11  16–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
3/15/1918*
Penn L 16–17  16–1
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Syracuse season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  3. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "2013–14 Syracuse Orange Men's Basketball Media Guide". Game by Game Scores (page 122). Syracuse University. 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
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