Syracuse at Boston University
Saturday, October 16, 1954 Share
Boston University beat Syracuse 41–19. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Syracuse led the series 6–3–1.
FinalAttendance 20,500
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 17, 1954, page 63
Read the text
Boston U. Pass Attack Whips Syracuse, 41–1o BOSTON, Oct. 16.-Tom Castall, Boston University quarter back, bombed Syracuse’s highly rated pass defense with four first-half touchdown passes today and the undefeated Terriers withstood a second-half rally for a 41–19 decision and their fourth straight victory. Gastall connected twice each with Halfback Ken Hagerstrom and End John Bredice as he clocked of 184 yards with eight competitions in IA tries. In the second half, Syracuse Stiffened and-looking more like the pass defenders who were ranked No. / in the Nation in that department going into the game-intercepted two of Gas tails. throws and turned them into third-period touchdowns. sss.sen’f sossen University & z sS S e g III Syracuse scoring: Touchdowns-Alexaader Perkins. Brown. Conversion boston University scoring: Touch Pino ,chiera. Conversions-Terrasi “a,
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)
Boston University 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Syracuse–Boston University gameSyracuse leads 12–3–1 in 16 meetings, counting the six since this game.
Around this game
Syracuse
- Next gameat IllinoisOct. 23, 1954
- SeasonSyracuse in 1954
- ProgramSyracuse history and records
Boston University
- Next gameat Holy CrossOct. 23, 1954
- SeasonBoston University in 1954
- ProgramBoston University history and records
