Michigan at Syracuse

Saturday, October 26, 1912

Syracuse beat Michigan 18–⁠7. It was their fifth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayMichigan5–⁠2 in 1912
7
HomeSyracuse4–⁠5 in 1912
18

FinalHigh 50°F, low 40°F, 0.04 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: HUMBLES MICHIGAN Syracuse Finds Itself and Beats YoSt's Team, Is to Z. PLAYED ON A WET FIELD Castle, Star of Game, Makes Touch down After a 45.Yard Run.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 27, 1912, page 56

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    HUMBLES MICHIGAN Syracuse Finds Itself and Beats YoSt’s Team, Is to Z. PLAYED ON A WET FIELD Castle, Star of Game, Makes Touch down After a 45.Yard Run. SYRACUSE, N Y. October o6-The Syracuse eleven found itself this after noon in the game against the University of Michigan and Hurry Up Yost’s team was defeated Is to :. The game, which was played on wet field and with light rain falling, the most spectacular yet seen here. Lewis Castle. right halfback OF til. Orange. was the particular star, max ing “A i5-yard run for Il touchdown after scooping up the ball and dashnS by two Michigan backs He made another run of 80 yards and one of – yards Well as many short plunges through aud around the line. Seymour the diminutiNe Orange right end. also shone making several sensational tackles and receiving one forward pass from Castle for gain of so yards. For Michigan Capt Thomson and Craig played the best game. HuebeI. the quarter. made many fumbles of punts. and Barton, who was in at center. also made several bad passes which proved disastrous for the Ann -Arbor team. Five times during the battle Barton passed the ball high or along the ground to Thomson in tossing it back for kicks. 4 Monsoon eltnt. DdTelN SOt the HICKS OIL with no distance or was downed in his tracks. The Michigan score came after they had carried the ball from their own 30 yard line down the field by snort gains without losing il. Thomson scored finally with a :j-yard plunge and Huebei kicked goal. The first touchdown for Syracuse came at the start of the second period. when Castle broke loose and after being tao killed. by four Wolverines rushed 30 yards, being downed on the 5-yard line. After being he d for downs syria cuse again worked the ball down to the Mich igan line and Castle was sent over. Another Syracuse touchdown followed in the third period, when the Orange made short gains and Smith was pushed over The third touchdown came in the final period, when Castle scooped the ball up after Huebel had fumbled and ran Al wards. The iine-up:

  • The The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current's story: SYRACUSE IS VICTOR OVER MICHIGAN, 1877 Yosps Team Defeated by Su- perior Playing and Own Weak Spots.

    The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, October 27, 1912, page 1

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    SYRACUSE IS VICTOR OVER MICHIGAN, 1877 Yosps Team Defeated by Superior Playing and Own Weak Spots. SYRACUSE. y. Y, Oct. 26.-Tbn svra cuse eleven found Itself this afternoon in the game against the University of Mich. lgan and Hurry Up” Yosts team was s played on wet field and with a Ijrbi rain falling, was the most spectacular. Vet seen here. ‘S’ Lewis Castle, right halfback OF the orange, Was the particular star. making a forty -flve-yard run for touchdown after scooping up the bali and dashIng by two Michigan backs. He made another run OF thiTty yards and one OF twenty Yards as well as many short plunges through and around the line. Seymour the diminutive Orange right end, also shonc. making several sensa tional tackles and receiving one forward pass from Castle for gain OF thirty yards. For Michigan Captain Thomson and Craig played the best game. Huchel, ihs quarter made many fumbles Of punts, and Barton: who was in at center, also made several bad passes. which proved disastrous for the Ann Arbor team. The Michigan score came after they thlrty-yard line down the field by short gains without losing IL. Thomson scored finally with threeyard plunge and Huebcl kicked goal Tho first touchdown for Syracuse came 81 the start of tie second period when Castle broke loose and after being tack led by four Wolverines. rushed thirty wards, being downcd on the flVc-yard hnc After being held for downs. Syra = cuse again worked the bali down 10 the Michigan line and Castle Was sent over. Another Syracuse ouchdown followed IN the third period when the Orange made short gains and Smith was pushed over. The third touchdown came I’m the final period when Castle scoopcd the bail up after Hu”bel mad funblcd and 10 n fortyfve yards.

  • The The daily Gate City's story: MICHIGAN LOSES TO SYRACUSE SATURDAY Play Great Football In First Quarter But Are Unable to Stand Killing Pace.

    The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 27, 1912, page 9

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    MICHIGAN LOSES TO SYRACUSE SATURDAY Play Great Football In First Quarter But Are Unable to Stand Killing Pace. UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ] SYRACUSE, N. Y. Oct. 26.-Lacking the spirit and speed which has formerly characterized their appear ance on the gridiron here, the University of Michigan eleven today went down to defeat before the Syracuse University team by score OF is to Z. Although they played the Orange team off it’s feet during the first quarter, and scored their only touch down, the Wolverines were unable to keep up the pace. BY straight football, line plunges and end runs, the syracusians led by Left Half Back Castle, crossed the Michigan goal line three times In as many periods. They failed on each occasion to kick goal.

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

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Michigan 63% to win. Syracuse won as Elo’s underdog.

Michigan leads 6–⁠5–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
1999Michigan 18, Syracuse 13
1998Syracuse 38, Michigan 28
1918Michigan 15, Syracuse 0
1916Michigan 14, Syracuse 13
1915Syracuse 14, Michigan 7
1914Syracuse 20, Michigan 6

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