Syracuse shocked Clemson Friday night 27-24 in the Carrier Dome to win the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy.This is only the 4th time the Orange have won the trophy.In 1917 they defeated Brown and ran off 7 more victories into 1918 before getting shut out by Michigan 15-0.
Syracuse won the trophy back in their 1923 season finale with a 7-0 victory over Nebraska. The won their first first 5 in 1924 then tied Pitt before losing the trophy to West Virginia Wesleyan.
They didn't get the trophy back until 1952, with a 25-7 win over Penn State. The secured 2 more victories before falling to Alabama in the 1953 Orange Bowl.
This was only their 4 time playing for the trophy since that defeat. The other 3 games were all losses to Miami (FL). Their first trophy game was a 30-0 loss to Yale in 1903.
Syracuse has an overall record of 18-12-1 in trophy games.
Looking ahead at the schedule for the Orange:
10/21 at Miami(FL)
11/4 at Florida State
11/11 Wake Forest
11/18 At Louisville
11/25 Boston College
The first test seems to be the toughest. They've lost 3 straight trophy battles to the suddenly resurgent Hurricanes. It looks like the quickest way for the trophy to come to the Big Ten would be in a bowl game.
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