Lafayette at Syracuse

Saturday, October 12, 1901

Lafayette beat Syracuse 5–⁠0. It was their first meeting; after it, Lafayette led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayLafayette9–⁠3 in 1901
5
HomeSyracuse7–⁠2 in 1901
0

FinalHigh 73°F, low 58°FAttendance 2,500

In the newspapers

  • The The news & observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current's story: Other Football Games.

    The news & observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, North Carolina, October 13, 1901, page 1 (results column)

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    Other Football Games. At Atlanta, Ga.-Georgia School of Technology 30; Gordon Institute 0. At Dallas, Texas.-University of Texas 5; University of Nashville 5. Pennsylvania 26 Brown 0. Princeton So; Lehigh 0. West Point IL; Trinity o. Yale “a; Naval Cadets 0. Lafayette 5; Syracuse 0. Chicago s. Purdue 5. Michigan 90; Indiana O. Wisconsin 40; Beloit 0. Cornell “a; Union O.. Carlisle Indians 6; Bucknell 0.

  • The The times's story: Football Scores.

    The times, Richmond, Va., October 13, 1901, page 16 (results column)

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    Football Scores. Pennsylvania, 26: Brown, 0. Princeton. So; Lehigh, Q. West Point. IL: Trinity. 0. Yale, “a; Naval Cadets, 0. Lafayette, 5; Syracuse, 0. chicago. 5: Purdue. S. Michigan. q; Indiana, O. Wisconsin, 40: Beloit, Q. Cornell “a: Union. o. Carlisle Indians 6: Bucknell. 0. Georgia School of Technology, %: Cor don Institute, 0. University of Texas. 5; University OF Nashville. 5.

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 53% to win. Lafayette won as Elo’s underdog.

Syracuse leads 6–⁠3–⁠1 in 10 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
1951Syracuse 46, Lafayette 0
1950Syracuse 34, Lafayette 0
1949Syracuse 20, Lafayette 13
1947Lafayette 14, Syracuse 7
1944Syracuse 32, Lafayette 7
1912Syracuse 30, Lafayette 7

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