canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Notable games 1891: The first ever meeting between the two schools resulted in a 22–16 Colgate victory. 1897 – The Tackle: Colgate was hosting the game in Hamilton. With the game tied, a Colgate alumnus who was working as a newspaper reporter covering the game, ran out onto the field and tackled a Syracuse player who had broken away and was about to score the go-ahead touchdown. The game eventually ended in a 6–6 tie. The series would be suspended until 1902, at which point every subsequent game in the series would be played in Syracuse. 1916: Colgate defeats Syracuse 15–0 en route to the program's first national championship season. 1932: Colgate went into Archbold Stadium and shut out the Orangemen 16–0 en route to a perfect season and the program's second national championship season. 1950 – Colgate's Last Stand: Colgate pulls out a 19–14 victory over Syracuse in Archbold Stadium, Colgate's last victory in the series to date. 1956: Jim Brown scores an NCAA-record 43 points in Syracuse's 61–7 victory over Colgate. 1959: #1 ranked Syracuse hosted Colgate in front of 31,000 fans at Archbold Stadium and dominated the Red Raiders 71–0 en route to a perfect season and only national championship season to date. 1961 – The End: Syracuse records a 51–8 victory over Colgate in the last regularly scheduled annual meeting between the two schools. Colgate and Syracuse would not play again in football for the next 20 years. 2010: Colgate and Syracuse met on the gridiron for the first time since 1987, a 42–7 Syracuse victory in the Carrier Dome. Game results See also List of NCAA college football rivalry games References College football rivalries in the United States Colgate Raiders football Syracuse Orange football 1891 establishments in New York (state)