Syracuse at Lafayette

Saturday, November 9, 1912

Syracuse beat Lafayette 30–⁠7. It was their fifth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2–⁠1.

AwaySyracuse4–⁠5 in 1912
30
HomeLafayette4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1912
7

FinalHigh 50°F, low 35°F

In the newspapers

  • The New-York tribune's story: CASTLE A SYRACUSE HERO Piles Up the Score as His Team OYerWhelms Lafayette.

    New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 10, 1912, page 14

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    CASTLE A SYRACUSE HERO Piles Up the Score as His Team OYerWhelms Lafayette. Easton. Penn. Nov. s.-Syracuse bore down on Lafayette this afternoon and when the final whistle was sounded the score stood: Syracuse 30; Lafayette, T. Castle, OF Syracuse. was big factor In the game. scoring three touchdowns and kicking four goals. making % points for his team. The other touchdown was made by Smith Syracuse got two points on a safety. Lafayette started In strong. scoring the first touchdown In the initial period on tumble OF kicked ball Brown went over the line and Boyer kicked the goal. After that the wearers OF the Ma room and White were outclassed. al though they threatened another touch down In the second period until a for ward pass went wrong. The line-up follows.

  • The Evening star's story: SYRACUSE BEATS LAFAYETTE. Castle Scores Three Touchdowns and Kicks -Four Goals.

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 10, 1912, page 60

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    SYRACUSE BEATS LAFAYETTE. Castle Scores Three Touchdowns and Kicks -Four Goals. EASTON, Pa. November 9.-Syracuse bore down on Lafayette this afternoon and when the final whistle was sounded the score stood Syracuse. 80: Lafayette. T. Castle OF Syracuse was big factor In the game. scoring three touchdowns and kicking four goals, making % points for his team. The other touchdown was made by Smith. Syracuse got two points on safety. Lafayette started in strong. scoring the first touchdown in the in .itial period on a tumble of kicked ball. Brown went over the line and Boyer kicked the goal. After that the wearers of the maroon and white were outclassed, although they threatened another touch down in the second period until for ward pass went wrong. The lineup:

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)

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

Syracuse leads 6–⁠3–⁠1 in 10 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
1951Syracuse 46, Lafayette 0
1950Syracuse 34, Lafayette 0
1949Syracuse 20, Lafayette 13
1947Lafayette 14, Syracuse 7
1944Syracuse 32, Lafayette 7
1912Syracuse 30, Lafayette 7

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