1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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

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.

Schedule and results

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

  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.