Western Reserve at Syracuse
Saturday, November 7, 1931 Share
Syracuse beat Western Reserve 33–0. It was their second meeting; after it, Syracuse led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 41°F, low 28°FAttendance 7,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 8, 1931, page 1
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WALKOVER FOR SYRACUSE Scores 33-to-0 Win, While Western Reserve Never Threatens. SYRACUSE, N. Y, November Z R)- Syracuse University defeated Western Reserve, SO to 0. here today in foot ball game witnessed by 1900 At no time did the invaders threaten. It was the most colorless matching OF foot ball seen in Archbold Stadium this year. There were no spectacular runs, no long passes, no surprises. western Reserve fought every inch of the way, but Syracuse found the way to make holes almost at will, any where 1t chose.
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 94% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Western Reserve–Syracuse gameSyracuse leads 4–0 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1942 | Syracuse 13, Western Reserve 0 | |
| 1937 | Syracuse 27, Western Reserve 6 | |
| 1931 | Syracuse 33, Western Reserve 0 | |
| 1913 | Syracuse 36, Western Reserve 0 |
Around this game
Western Reserve
- Next gameat Washington & JeffersonNov. 21, 1931
- SeasonWestern Reserve in 1931
- ProgramWestern Reserve history and records
Syracuse
- Next gamevs. ColgateNov. 14, 1931
- SeasonSyracuse in 1931
- ProgramSyracuse history and records
