1956-57 Syracuse Orange — schedule and results

The 1956-57 Syracuse Orange went 18-7 under head coach Marcel Guley. Simple Rating System: 6.9.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1956-12-01at Canisius Golden GriffinsL 64–79Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1956-12-08vs Columbia LionsL 70–71Onondaga County War Memorial
1956-12-12vs Niagara Purple EaglesW 82–79Onondaga County War Memorial
1956-12-15at Manhattan JaspersW 72–69Alumni Gym
1956-12-19vs Cornell Big RedW 86–59Onondaga County War Memorial
1956-12-21at Holy Cross CrusadersW 95–66Worcester Auditorium
1956-12-22neutral Dartmouth Big GreenW 86–63
1957-01-07at UConn HuskiesW 79–78UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
1957-01-09at Fordham RamsW 93–76Rose Hill Gymnasium
1957-01-14at Pittsburgh PanthersL 64–76Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
1957-01-16at Penn State Nittany LionsW 75–45Rec Hall
1957-01-18vs La Salle ExplorersW 94–82Onondaga County War Memorial
1957-02-02vs new york universityW 94–90Onondaga County War Memorial
1957-02-08vs Holy Cross CrusadersW 82–66Onondaga County War Memorial
1957-02-09vs Army Black KnightsW 74–72Onondaga County War Memorial
1957-02-16at Colgate RaidersL 83–84Huntington Gymnasium
1957-02-20vs Canisius Golden GriffinsL 65–67Onondaga County War Memorial
1957-02-23vs Penn State Nittany LionsW 66–55Onondaga County War Memorial
1957-02-27at Niagara Purple EaglesL 74–79Gallagher Center
1957-03-02vs Colgate RaidersW 100–70Onondaga County War Memorial
1957-03-06at Cornell Big RedW 69–58Barton Hall
1957-03-12neutral UConn HuskiesW 82–76Madison Square Garden (III)
1957-03-15neutral Lafayette LeopardsW 75–71The Palestra
1957-03-16neutral North Carolina Tar HeelsL 58–67The Palestra

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