 Syracuse played its first football game on November 23, 1889, and achieved its first success in the 1890s and 1900s.With the construction of "state-of-the-art" Archbold Stadium in 1907, Syracuse rose to national prominence under College Football Hall of Fame coach Frank "Buck" O'Neill.The 1915 squad garnered a Rose Bowl invitation that the school declined, having already played on the West Coast that season.