| Year: | 1970 |
| Team: | Syracuse Orangemen |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 6–4 |
| Head Coach: | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| Hc Year: | 22nd |
| Captain: | Paul Paolisso, Raymond White & Randolph Zur[1] |
| Stadium: | Archbold Stadium |
The 1970 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by 22nd-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with a record of 6–4 and were not invited to a bowl game.
The season was marred because the head coach and university's refusal to resolve issues of systemic racism brought forth by the Syracuse 8 and their protest boycott.[2]