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Rivalry History

Syracuse-West Virginia

Syracuse and West Virginia have met 61 times since 1945. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
34-27
Current streak
Syracuse 4 games
Longest streak
West Virginia 8 games (2002-2009)
Avg. margin / points
15.4 / 40.1

Series overview

Syracuse 34-27 West Virginia. Current streak: Syracuse 4 games.

Last five meetings

Syracuse 4 | West Virginia 1

Largest margin

45 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1945 through 2018.
  • 61 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Dec 28, 2018.

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What this rivalry is

Syracuse and West Virginia have a tracked series that starts in 1945 and spans 61 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1945-2018
Busiest era
1960s, 10 games
Longest pause
8 years (1946-1955)
  • 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

2018 - Dec 28, 2018

Syracuse 34, West Virginia 18. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1987 - Nov 21, 1987

Syracuse 32, West Virginia 31. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2011 - Oct 22, 2011

Syracuse 49, West Virginia 23. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1960 - Oct 22, 1960

Syracuse 45, West Virginia 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Syracuse 4, West Virginia 1 across 5 games
Last ten
Syracuse 4, West Virginia 6 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 40.1, average margin 15.4.
Current streak
Syracuse 4 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.

  • Eric Dungey

    Syracuse, 2018

    Passing Yards: 2862

  • Jamal Custis

    Syracuse, 2018

    Receiving Yards: 906

  • Moe Neal

    Syracuse, 2018

    Rushing Yards: 865

  • Gary Jennings

    West Virginia, 2018

    Receiving Yards: 917

  • Kennedy McKoy

    West Virginia, 2018

    Rushing Yards: 802

  • Will Grier

    West Virginia, 2018

    Passing Yards: 3864

Coach context

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

  • Doug Marrone

    Syracuse - 2009-2012 - 25-25

  • Dana Holgorsen

    West Virginia - 2011-2018 - 25-13

  • Bill Stewart

    West Virginia - 2009-2010 - 18-8

  • Dino Babers

    Syracuse - 2018 - 10-3

Weather, rankings, and research links

4 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 61F.

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

Syracuse team page

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

West Virginia team page

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

Syracuse season results

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

West Virginia season results

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

Syracuse weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

West Virginia 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

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Dec 28, 2018West Virginia at SyracuseSyracuse 34, West Virginia 18Neutral siteSyracuse
Dec 29, 2012West Virginia at SyracuseSyracuse 38, West Virginia 14Neutral siteSyracuse
Oct 22, 2011West Virginia at SyracuseSyracuse 49, West Virginia 23Venue unavailableSyracuse
Oct 23, 2010Syracuse at West VirginiaSyracuse 19, West Virginia 14Venue unavailableSyracuse
Oct 10, 2009West Virginia at SyracuseSyracuse 13, West Virginia 34Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Oct 11, 2008Syracuse at West VirginiaSyracuse 6, West Virginia 17Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Oct 6, 2007West Virginia at SyracuseSyracuse 14, West Virginia 55Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Oct 14, 2006Syracuse at West VirginiaSyracuse 17, West Virginia 41Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Sep 4, 2005West Virginia at SyracuseSyracuse 7, West Virginia 15Venue unavailableWest Virginia
Oct 21, 2004Syracuse at West VirginiaSyracuse 6, West Virginia 27Venue unavailableWest Virginia

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