Syracuse at Dickinson

Wednesday, November 22, 1899

Syracuse beat Dickinson 18–⁠7. It was their first meeting; after it, Syracuse led the series 1–⁠0.

AwaySyracuse4–⁠4 in 1899
18
HomeDickinson6–⁠6–⁠1 in 1899
7

FinalHigh 56°F, low 34°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Scranton tribune's story: SYRACUSE TRIUMPHANT. Dickinson College Team Downed by the New York Men.

    The Scranton tribune, Scranton, Pa., November 23, 1899, page 1

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    SYRACUSE TRIUMPHANT. Dickinson College Team Downed by the New York Men. Carlisle, Pa, Nov. 22.-The football game between Dickinson college and Syracuse university today was won by Syracuse by score of is to 7. The game was hotly contested, but the SUI periority of the Syracuse men was apparent throughout, dickinson braced up some in the latter part OF the first half and put in a fresh man in the second half. Dickinson’s seven points were made on a safety and a drop kick by Clippinger from the 4O-yard line. For Syracuse Captain Dorr made a touchdown and goal Cummings scored a touchdown on a 60-yard run and Dorr kicked the goal. Cummings made another touchdown, Dorr again kicking the goal

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)

Dickinson 71% to win. Syracuse pulled the upset.

Syracuse leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1900Syracuse 6, Dickinson 0
1899Syracuse 18, Dickinson 7

Around this game

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