Syracuse at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1957, page 60

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  Syracuse Topples Pitt With Late Goal 24–⁠21 PITTSBURGH, Nov. 2 (R.- Tackle1Al Gerlick kicked a o. yard field goal with less than 8 minutes remaining to give Syracuse a 24–⁠21 upset victory over Pitt. 1t was the first field goal by Syracuse in nine years under Coach Ben Schwartz valdez. Gerlick, an 1S-year-old sophomore from Campbell, Ohio, also kicked three CONVEX sions. The field goal was the first ever attempted by Gerlick in either high school or college. Halfback Tom Stephens, a terror>on defense as we’ll as Of tense, scored two of the Syracuse touchdowns on 8 and q yard plunges in the first and second quarters. Quarterback Chuck Zimmerman scored the other on a vineyard sneak in the third period. Syracuse twice came from behind to forge the upset and gain a ALL record for the season. 1t was Pitts third straight loss.

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Officially, Pittsburgh leads 46–⁠32–⁠3; as played, 46–⁠33–⁠3 in 82 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.