The 1945 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1945 college football season.
The Orangemen were led by eighth-year head coach Ossie Solem and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.
Solem resigned as head coach following a disappointing 1–6 campaign.
[2] The team's sole win came in the school's first-ever match-up with eventual-rival West Virginia.
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