Fordham at Syracuse

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 11, 1953, page 67

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  Gamble by Syracuse Beats Fordham, 2O-13 SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct. 10 Syracuse Quarterback Pat Stark, pulled from the starting lineup after the Orange tied Boston University last week, came in as a sub today and got away with a gamble deep in his own territory that helped Syracuse to a 20–⁠13 win over a tough Fordham team. Stark tipped a short pass from four yards in his own end zone to Art Troilo on the seven, Troilo raced UPHELD to the Ford ham 30. setting the Orange in position for a scoring drive that ended with Stark himself scoring the clinching touchdown. Syracuse’S other scores were made by Bobby Leberman and Don Laaksonen with Jim George converting twice.

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