Syracuse at Fordham

Saturday, November 22, 1952

No. 15 Syracuse beat Fordham 26–⁠13. It was their fifth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2–⁠1.

Away15Syracuse7–⁠3 in 1952
26
HomeFordham2–⁠5–⁠1 in 1952
13

FinalAttendance 10,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story

    Evening star, November 23, 1952, page 63

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    NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Quarterback Pat Stark pitched four touch down passes for bowl hungry Syracuse today in a 26–⁠13 victory over Fordham that kept it’s hopes Of an Orange or Gator Bowl bid. Stark, a varsity basketball ace. twice hit End Carl Karilivacz in the end zone on 20 and 13 yard tosses and threw two beautiful passes to speedy Mark Hoffman, who outsped a pair of Fordham defenders for touchdowns on 81 and 81 yard plays. Despite the muddy field and in

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 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Syracuse leads 4–⁠2–⁠1 in seven meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1954Syracuse 20, Fordham 7
1953Syracuse 20, Fordham 13
1952Syracuse 26, Fordham 13
1951Syracuse 33, Fordham 20
1950Fordham 13, Syracuse 6
1949Fordham 47, Syracuse 21

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