1977-78 Syracuse Orange Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-6 (Independent)

Coach: Jim Boeheim

PS/G: 87.8 (9th of 259)

PA/G: 71.6 (90th of 259)

SRS: 13.91 (15th of 253)

SOS: -0.70 (124th of 253)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost Mideast First Round (87-86) versus Western Kentucky

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AP Poll Summary

1977-78 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
Syracuse	11	12	18	12	10	10	8	8	11	10	18	18	16	17	14	18	-

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 26, 1977	REG		Cornell	Ivy	-12.54	W	88	61		1	0	W 1	Manley Field House
2	Mon, Nov 28, 1977	REG	@	Dayton	Ind	8.52	L	67	76		1	1	L 1	University of Dayton Arena
3	Wed, Nov 30, 1977	REG		Connecticut	Ind	-8.45	W	101	61		2	1	W 1	Manley Field House
4	Sat, Dec 3, 1977	REG		Michigan State	Big Ten	16.30	W	75	67		3	1	W 2	Manley Field House
5	Wed, Dec 7, 1977	REG	@	Colgate	Ind	-21.24	W	99	50		4	1	W 3	Cotterell Court
6	Sat, Dec 10, 1977	REG		St. Bonaventure	Ind	4.83	W	107	81		5	1	W 4	Manley Field House
7	Wed, Dec 14, 1977	REG	@	American	ECC	-6.52	W	85	67		6	1	W 5	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall
8	Fri, Dec 16, 1977	REG		Penn State	EAA	-5.90	W	81	45		7	1	W 6	Manley Field House
9	Thu, Dec 29, 1977	REG	N	Mississippi State	SEC	7.64	W	76	66		8	1	W 7	University Arena
10	Fri, Dec 30, 1977	REG	@	New Mexico	WAC	14.70	W	96	91		9	1	W 8	University Arena
11	Mon, Jan 2, 1978	REG		North Texas	Ind	-0.05	W	94	84		10	1	W 9	Manley Field House
12	Wed, Jan 11, 1978	REG	@	Penn State	EAA	-5.90	W	83	77		11	1	W 10	Rec Hall
13	Sat, Jan 14, 1978	REG	@	Pittsburgh	EAA	0.76	L	81	86		11	2	L 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
14	Thu, Jan 19, 1978	REG		La Salle	ECC	2.49	W	106	96		12	2	W 1	Manley Field House
15	Sat, Jan 21, 1978	REG		Fordham	NJNY7	-12.98	W	109	62		13	2	W 2	Manley Field House
16	Wed, Jan 25, 1978	REG		Temple	ECC	4.50	W	91	66		14	2	W 3	Manley Field House
17	Sat, Jan 28, 1978	REG	@	Rutgers	EAA	6.56	L	73	77		14	3	L 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
18	Mon, Jan 30, 1978	REG	@	Virginia Tech	Ind	6.72	L	71	87		14	4	L 2	Cassell Coliseum
19	Wed, Feb 1, 1978	REG		Siena	Ind	-7.83	W	100	73		15	4	W 1	Manley Field House
20	Sat, Feb 11, 1978	REG	@	West Virginia	EAA	-0.32	W	74	73		16	4	W 2	WVU Coliseum
21	Sat, Feb 18, 1978	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	NJNY7	6.90	W	77	65		17	4	W 3	Alumni Hall
22	Wed, Feb 22, 1978	REG	@	Niagara	Ind	-5.18	W	70	69		18	4	W 4	Niagara Falls Convention Center
23	Sat, Feb 25, 1978	REG		Boston College	Ind	-1.66	W	97	80		19	4	W 5	Manley Field House
24	Mon, Feb 27, 1978	REG		Canisius	Ind	-14.19	W	100	59		20	4	W 6	Manley Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Fri, Mar 3, 1978	CTOURN	N	St. Bonaventure	Ind	4.83	L	69	70		20	5	L 1	Blue Cross Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Sat, Mar 11, 1978	NCAA	N	Western Kentucky	OVC	-0.32	L	86	87	OT	20	6	L 2	Stokely Center