Syracuse at Illinois
Saturday, October 23, 1954 Share
Illinois beat Syracuse 34–6. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 5–0 as played.
FinalHigh 72°F, low 43°FAttendance 41,820
In the newspapers
Evening star, October 24, 1954, page 61
Read the text
Illinois Finally Wins, Beats Syracuse in Offensive Show, 34–6 CHAMPAIGN. nl.. Oct. 23.- Illinois speedy halfbacks whirled across Memorial Stadium for five touchdowns today to trample Syracuse, 34–6. swapping . four game losing streak. Abe Woodson, swift Chicago sophomore. racked up two touch
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)
Illinois 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Syracuse–Illinois gameOfficially, Illinois leads 10–1; as played, 10–2 in 12 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
| 2007 | Illinois 41, Syracuse 20 | |
| 2006 | Syracuse 31, Illinois 21 | |
| 1982 | Illinois 47, Syracuse 10 | |
| 1981 | Illinois 17, Syracuse 14 | |
| 1978 | Illinois 28, Syracuse 14 | |
| 1977 | Syracuse 30, Illinois 20 |
Around this game
Syracuse
- Next gamevs. Holy CrossOct. 30, 1954
- SeasonSyracuse in 1954
- ProgramSyracuse history and records
Illinois
- Next gameat PurdueOct. 30, 1954
- SeasonIllinois in 1954
- ProgramIllinois history and records