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1978-79 Syracuse Orange Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-4 (Independent)

Rank: 8th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jim Boeheim

PS/G: 88.7 (4th of 262)

PA/G: 71.5 (101st of 262)

SRS: 15.51 (8th of 256)

SOS: 0.01 (113th of 256)

NCAA Tournament: (#4 seed in East)
Won East Second Round (89-81) versus #5 Connecticut
Lost East Regional Semifinal (84-76) versus #9 Pennsylvania

AP Poll Summary

1978-79 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Syracuse	9	9	9	10	8	19	-	20	12	12	8	7	7	8	6	10	8

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 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	Wed, Nov 29, 1978	REG		North Carolina A&T	MEAC	-8.99	W	102	77		1	0	W 1	Manley Field House
2	Fri, Dec 1, 1978	REG		Western Michigan	MAC	-8.64	W	93	71		2	0	W 2	Manley Field House
3	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	REG		Iona	Ind	4.26	W	89	76		3	0	W 3	Manley Field House
4	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	REG		Rhode Island	Ind	7.68	W	70	68		4	0	W 4	Manley Field House
5	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	REG	@	Penn State	EAA	-2.68	W	67	50		5	0	W 5	Rec Hall
6	Fri, Dec 22, 1978	REG	N	Illinois (15)	Big Ten	11.28	L	61	64		5	1	L 1	Rupp Arena
7	Sat, Dec 23, 1978	REG	@	Kentucky (11)	SEC	13.69	L	87	94		5	2	L 2	Rupp Arena
8	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	REG		Illinois State	Ind	2.26	W	82	72		6	2	W 1	Manley Field House
9	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	REG	@	Cornell	Ivy	-10.49	W	78	52		7	2	W 2	Barton Hall
10	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG		Pittsburgh	EAA	4.40	W	100	74		8	2	W 3	Manley Field House
11	Mon, Jan 8, 1979	REG		American	ECC	-6.62	W	103	73		9	2	W 4	Manley Field House
12	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	REG		Penn State	EAA	-2.68	W	85	70		10	2	W 5	Manley Field House
13	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG	@	Connecticut	Ind	3.19	W	74	60		11	2	W 6	UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
14	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	REG		Siena	Ind	-9.62	W	144	92		12	2	W 7	Manley Field House
15	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	REG	@	Canisius	Ind	-5.38	W	103	92		13	2	W 8	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
16	Mon, Jan 22, 1979	REG		Rutgers	EAA	4.64	W	71	65		14	2	W 9	Manley Field House
17	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	REG	@	Temple (16)	ECC	8.12	W	78	76		15	2	W 10	The Palestra
18	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	REG		Manhattan	NJNY7	-7.22	W	113	68		16	2	W 11	Manley Field House
19	Mon, Jan 29, 1979	REG		West Virginia	EAA	-0.43	W	90	74		17	2	W 12	Manley Field House
20	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	REG	N	South Carolina	Ind	1.70	W	71	64		18	2	W 13	Madison Square Garden (IV)
21	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	REG	@	St. Bonaventure	Ind	0.60	W	74	69		19	2	W 14	Reilly Center
22	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG		St. John's (NY)	NJNY7	7.93	W	79	72		20	2	W 15	Manley Field House
23	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	REG		Niagara	Ind	-9.09	W	120	82		21	2	W 16	Manley Field House
24	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG		Colgate	Ind	-14.42	W	113	62		22	2	W 17	Manley Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Thu, Mar 1, 1979	CTOURN	@	St. Bonaventure	Ind	0.60	W	83	71		23	2	W 18	Reilly Center
26	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	CTOURN	N	Georgetown (16)	Ind	7.26	L	58	66		23	3	L 1	Cole Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Sat, Mar 10, 1979	NCAA	N	Connecticut	Ind	3.19	W	89	81		24	3	W 1	Providence Civic Center
28	Fri, Mar 16, 1979	NCAA	N	Pennsylvania (14)	Ivy	5.74	L	76	84		24	4	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum