Colgate at Syracuse

Saturday, November 22, 1924

Syracuse beat Colgate 7–⁠3. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Syracuse led the series 9–⁠8–⁠1.

AwayColgate5–⁠4 in 1924
3
HomeSyracuse8–⁠2–⁠1 in 1924
7

FinalHigh 50°F, low 42°F, 0.87 in. of rainAttendance 30,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: SYRACUSE C0NQUERS COLGATE BY 7 TO 3

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 23, 1924, page 79

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    SYRACUSE C0NQUERS COLGATE BY 7 TO 3 SYRACUSE, N Y. November 22.-- Syracuse proved a better mud lark than Colgate today. and the Orange triumphed over its traditional Maroon rival, to 8, on a gridiron which seethed in mud. Thirty thousand persons braved the elements to witness this625th annual contest between the rival colleges. The game assumed an aerial twist despite the heavy gong. which made the ball difficult to handle. Both teams played an open game, passing, kicking and running the wings as they would on a dry field. The Orange outplayed its Colgate opponent during most of the game. but the fighting spirit Of the Colgate team was not to be denied and twice during the height of an Orange Of fense the Maroon frightened UP it’s defense and took the ball on downs, once on its own 1-yard line.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Syracuse 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Syracuse leads 32–⁠25–⁠4 in 61 meetings, counting the 43 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Syracuse 66, Colgate 24
2023Syracuse 65, Colgate 0
2016Syracuse 33, Colgate 7
2010Syracuse 42, Colgate 7
1987Syracuse 52, Colgate 6
1982Syracuse 49, Colgate 15

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