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Pittsburgh-Syracuse
Pittsburgh and Syracuse have met 81 times since 1916. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 45-33-3
- Current streak
- Pittsburgh 2 games
- Longest streak
- Pittsburgh 11 games (1973-1983)
- Avg. margin / points
- 14.5 / 41.2
Series overview
Pittsburgh 45-33-3 Syracuse. Current streak: Pittsburgh 2 games.
Last five meetings
Pittsburgh 4 | Syracuse 1
Largest margin
48 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1916 through 2025.
- 81 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Oct 18, 2025.
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Pittsburgh and Syracuse have a tracked series that starts in 1916 and spans 81 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1916-2025
- Busiest era
- 1960s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 24 years (1930-1955)
- 1960s10 games
- 1970s10 games
- 1980s10 games
- 1990s10 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
2025 - Oct 18, 2025
Pittsburgh 30, Syracuse 13. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1990 - Sep 22, 1990
Pittsburgh 20, Syracuse 20. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2016 - Nov 26, 2016
Pittsburgh 76, Syracuse 61. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1996 - Oct 12, 1996
Pittsburgh 7, Syracuse 55. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Pittsburgh 4, Syracuse 1 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Pittsburgh 8, Syracuse 2 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 41.2, average margin 14.5.
- Current streak
- Pittsburgh 2 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.
Ja'Kyrian Turner
Pittsburgh, 2025
Rushing Yards: 747
Mason Heintschel
Pittsburgh, 2025
Passing Yards: 2357
Raphael Williams
Pittsburgh, 2025
Receiving Yards: 741
Johntay Cook II
Syracuse, 2025
Receiving Yards: 559
Steven Angeli
Syracuse, 2025
Passing Yards: 1317
Yasin Willis
Syracuse, 2025
Rushing Yards: 553
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Pat Narduzzi
Pittsburgh - 2021-2025 - 30-22
Dino Babers
Syracuse - 2021-2023 - 17-19
Fran Brown
Syracuse - 2024-2025 - 10-3
Nunzio Campanile
Syracuse - 2023 - 1-1
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 56F, 1 windy, 1 with precipitation.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Pittsburgh team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Syracuse team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Pittsburgh season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Syracuse season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Pittsburgh 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
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
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
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | Pittsburgh at Syracuse | Pittsburgh 30, Syracuse 13 | JMA Wireless Dome | Pittsburgh |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Syracuse at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh 41, Syracuse 13 | Venue unavailable | Pittsburgh |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Pittsburgh at Syracuse | Pittsburgh 13, Syracuse 28 | Neutral site | Syracuse |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Syracuse at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh 19, Syracuse 9 | Venue unavailable | Pittsburgh |
| Nov 28, 2021 | Pittsburgh at Syracuse | Pittsburgh 31, Syracuse 14 | Venue unavailable | Pittsburgh |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Syracuse at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh 21, Syracuse 10 | Venue unavailable | Pittsburgh |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Pittsburgh at Syracuse | Pittsburgh 27, Syracuse 20 | Venue unavailable | Pittsburgh |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Syracuse at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh 44, Syracuse 37 | Venue unavailable | Pittsburgh |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Pittsburgh at Syracuse | Pittsburgh 24, Syracuse 27 | Venue unavailable | Syracuse |
| Nov 26, 2016 | Syracuse at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh 76, Syracuse 61 | Venue unavailable | Pittsburgh |
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