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Niagara at Syracuse

Saturday, November 20, 1926

Syracuse beat Niagara 12–⁠6. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Syracuse led the series 5–⁠0.

AwayNiagara0–⁠2 in 1926
6
HomeSyracuse7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1926
12

FinalHigh 34°F, low 29°F, 0.51 in. of snow

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: SYRACUSE SECOND TEAM BARELY BEATS NIAGARA

    Evening star, November 21, 1926, page 83

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    SYRACUSE SECOND TEAM BARELY BEATS NIAGARA SYRACUSE, n. Y, November 20 stubborn foe in Niagara University today but managed to win l. to : decision. Syracuse wasted several opportunities. once grounding for ward pass over the goal line on first down from the 1-yard line. Niagara scored after Capt Heck er tossed 30-yard pass to Schrieber. who ran to the 2-yard line. Three line bucks and Hecker’s run around end made the touchdown

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 93% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Niagara–Syracuse game

Syracuse leads 9–⁠0 in nine meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
1948Syracuse 13, Niagara 9
1947Syracuse 14, Niagara 7
1929Syracuse 20, Niagara 0
1927Syracuse 13, Niagara 6
1926Syracuse 12, Niagara 6
1925Syracuse 17, Niagara 0

Around this game

Niagara

Syracuse