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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.
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.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
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
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2018 | West Virginia at Syracuse | Syracuse 34, West Virginia 18 | Neutral site | Syracuse |
| Dec 29, 2012 | West Virginia at Syracuse | Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14 | Neutral site | Syracuse |
| Oct 22, 2011 | West Virginia at Syracuse | Syracuse 49, West Virginia 23 | Venue unavailable | Syracuse |
| Oct 23, 2010 | Syracuse at West Virginia | Syracuse 19, West Virginia 14 | Venue unavailable | Syracuse |
| Oct 10, 2009 | West Virginia at Syracuse | Syracuse 13, West Virginia 34 | Venue unavailable | West Virginia |
| Oct 11, 2008 | Syracuse at West Virginia | Syracuse 6, West Virginia 17 | Venue unavailable | West Virginia |
| Oct 6, 2007 | West Virginia at Syracuse | Syracuse 14, West Virginia 55 | Venue unavailable | West Virginia |
| Oct 14, 2006 | Syracuse at West Virginia | Syracuse 17, West Virginia 41 | Venue unavailable | West Virginia |
| Sep 4, 2005 | West Virginia at Syracuse | Syracuse 7, West Virginia 15 | Venue unavailable | West Virginia |
| Oct 21, 2004 | Syracuse at West Virginia | Syracuse 6, West Virginia 27 | Venue unavailable | West Virginia |
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