Maryland at Syracuse
Saturday, October 3, 1959 Share
No. 20 Syracuse beat Maryland 29–0. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Syracuse led the series 5–4–1.
FinalHigh 79°F, low 47°FAttendance 30,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 4, 1959, page 41
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Orange Kills Terp Attack In 900 Win. star Stan Writer SYRACUSE, Oct. 3-Marylands football team was humil. lated by Syracuse in full view Of 10000 people this warm, sunny afternoon. gaining only one yard for every Syracuse point in a 29–0 defeat. The 20 yards gained by Maryland’s inept offense was
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 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Maryland–Syracuse gameSyracuse leads 19–16–2 in 37 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.
| 2019 | Maryland 63, Syracuse 20 | |
| 2014 | Maryland 34, Syracuse 20 | |
| 2013 | Syracuse 20, Maryland 3 | |
| 1994 | Syracuse 21, Maryland 16 | |
| 1991 | Syracuse 31, Maryland 17 | |
| 1988 | Syracuse 20, Maryland 9 |
Around this game
Maryland
- Next gamevs. Wake ForestOct. 10, 1959
- SeasonMaryland in 1959
- ProgramMaryland history and records
Syracuse
- Next gamevs. NavyOct. 10, 1959
- SeasonSyracuse in 1959
- ProgramSyracuse history and records

