Publisher's Synopsis
This book is written for those of us who love Syracuse University and especially love the Syracuse Orange Football Team. You'll enjoy all the stories from the University's founding in 1870, just about 150 years ago, to the beginning of the football program, through the years of National Champion contention and as National Champions. This is a must-have book for Syracuse fans by providing a leg up on the facts missing from the bookshelves of those who do not have this book.You will learn that the Syracuse Orange, once known as the Orangemen, are fierce and passionate competitors. From the stadium to the classroom to the research lab, the Syracuse Orange always play to win. The book first tells the story about Syracuse's founding in 1870 and moves back in time quickly to the first football game in 1867. From there, the progression leads, to Syracuse's first football game in 1889, then on to the first Syracuse coach in 1890, and of course to the great immortal Syracuse coaches-Frank Buck ONeill, Chick Meehan, Ben Schwartzwalder, Dick MacPherson, and Paul Pasqualoni, all the way to the current season with Coach Dino Babers. This book captures the championship moments in Syracuse Football. It takes the reader through stories about the Orange's 29 coaches to other great stories about 129 seasons worth of great games (1306 games) with 720 great wins. We often stops in time to discuss a particular great player such as Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Larry Csonka, Floyd Little, Donovan McNabb, Marvin Harrison, Art Monk, John Mackey, Don MacPherson, or Dwight Feeney. All for your reading enjoyment. This is your finest source for a great read on your favorite college football team. It may not be a full-blown encyclopedia of Syracuse Football but it sure is a -a blow by blow, year by year, history of champions. We capture all the action and all the championships and almost championships of Orange football. This is for your reading pleasure but it can also serve as a great reference for when you want to see whether an almost-Syracuse-championship game turned into a championship. You cannot ever get enough of Syracuse greatness, but we do give it a try in this can't miss book. You will not be able to put this book down.
