1965 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1965 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainHarris Elliott
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico State     8 2 0
Utah State     8 2 0
Xavier     8 2 0
Texas Western     8 3 0
No. 9 Notre Dame     7 2 1
Southern Miss     7 2 0
Syracuse     7 3 0
Virginia Tech     7 3 0
Georgia Tech     7 3 1
Boston College     6 4 0
West Texas State     6 4 0
Boston University     5 3 1
Buffalo     5 3 2
Miami (FL)     5 4 1
Penn State     5 5 0
Memphis State     5 5 0
San Jose State     5 5 0
Navy     4 4 2
Colgate     4 5 1
Florida State     4 5 1
Army     4 5 1
Houston     4 5 1
Colorado State     4 6 0
Air Force     3 6 1
Pittsburgh     3 7 0
Dayton     3 7 0
Holy Cross     2 7 1
Villanova     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Orangemen were led by 17th-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 7–3 and ranked 19th in the Coaches Poll. They were not invited to a bowl game.