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Rivalry History

Penn State-Syracuse

Penn State and Syracuse have met 71 times since 1922. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
43-23-5
Current streak
Penn State 5 games
Longest streak
Penn State 16 games (1971-1986)
Avg. margin / points
13.6 / 31.0

Series overview

Penn State 43-23-5 Syracuse. Current streak: Penn State 5 games.

Last five meetings

Penn State 5 | Syracuse 0

Largest margin

43 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1922 through 2013.
  • 71 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Aug 31, 2013.

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What this rivalry is

Penn State and Syracuse have a tracked series that starts in 1922 and spans 71 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1922-2013
Busiest era
1930s, 10 games
Longest pause
17 years (1990-2008)
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1950s10 games
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1970s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2013 - Aug 31, 2013

Penn State 23, Syracuse 17. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1940 - Nov 9, 1940

Penn State 13, Syracuse 13. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

1987 - Oct 17, 1987

Penn State 21, Syracuse 48. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1973 - Oct 20, 1973

Penn State 49, Syracuse 6. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Penn State 5, Syracuse 0 across 5 games
Last ten
Penn State 8, Syracuse 2 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 31.0, average margin 13.6.
Current streak
Penn State 5 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Allen Robinson

    Penn State, 2013

    Receiving Yards: 1432

  • Christian Hackenberg

    Penn State, 2013

    Passing Yards: 2955

  • Zach Zwinak

    Penn State, 2013

    Rushing Yards: 989

  • Ashton Broyld

    Syracuse, 2013

    Receiving Yards: 452

  • Jerome Smith

    Syracuse, 2013

    Rushing Yards: 914

  • Terrel Hunt

    Syracuse, 2013

    Passing Yards: 1638

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Joe Paterno

    Penn State - 1989-2009 - 39-10-1

  • Dick MacPherson

    Syracuse - 1989-1990 - 15-8-2

  • Bill O'Brien

    Penn State - 2013 - 7-5

  • Scott Shafer

    Syracuse - 2013 - 6-6

Weather, rankings, and research links

2 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 69F.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Penn State team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

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Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Penn State season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Syracuse season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Penn State weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Syracuse weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

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Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Aug 31, 2013Syracuse at Penn StatePenn State 23, Syracuse 17Neutral sitePenn State
Sep 12, 2009Syracuse at Penn StatePenn State 28, Syracuse 7Venue unavailablePenn State
Sep 13, 2008Penn State at SyracusePenn State 55, Syracuse 13Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 13, 1990Syracuse at Penn StatePenn State 27, Syracuse 21Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 14, 1989Penn State at SyracusePenn State 34, Syracuse 12Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 15, 1988Syracuse at Penn StatePenn State 10, Syracuse 24Venue unavailableSyracuse
Oct 17, 1987Penn State at SyracusePenn State 21, Syracuse 48Venue unavailableSyracuse
Oct 18, 1986Syracuse at Penn StatePenn State 42, Syracuse 3Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 19, 1985Penn State at SyracusePenn State 24, Syracuse 20Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 20, 1984Syracuse at Penn StatePenn State 21, Syracuse 3Venue unavailablePenn State

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