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Syracuse Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
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- Overall record
- 52-157-2
- Win percentage
- 25.1%
- Current streak
- 4L
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
52-157-2
211 games · 25.1%
Against Top 10
12-86-1
99 games · 12.6%
Against Top 5
4-43
47 games · 8.5%
Streaks
4L
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 3
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25-62 | 87 | 28.7% |
| Road | 17-82-1 | 100 | 17.5% |
| Neutral | 10-13-1 | 24 | 43.8% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5-16 | 21 | 23.8% |
| 2010s | 8-21 | 29 | 27.6% |
| 2000s | 7-29 | 36 | 19.4% |
| 1990s | 16-20-1 | 37 | 44.6% |
| 1980s | 6-22-1 | 29 | 22.4% |
| 1970s | 0-18 | 18 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2-11 | 13 | 15.4% |
| 1950s | 6-12 | 18 | 33.3% |
| 1940s | 1-6 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 1930s | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2024 | 4-1 | 5 | 80% |
| 2023 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2022 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2021 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2019 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2017 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2016 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2015 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2014 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2013 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2012 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2011 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2010 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2009 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2008 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2007 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2006 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2005 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2004 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2003 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2002 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2001 | 3-3 | 6 | 50% |
| 2000 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1999 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1998 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1997 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1996 | 3-2 | 5 | 60% |
| 1995 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1994 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1993 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1992 | 3-2 | 5 | 60% |
| 1991 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 1990 | 1-2-1 | 4 | 37.5% |
| 1989 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1988 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1987 | 1-0-1 | 2 | 75% |
| 1986 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1984 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1983 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1982 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1975 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1974 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1973 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1971 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1969 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1968 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1966 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1964 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1963 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1962 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1961 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1960 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1959 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 1958 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1956 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1955 | 3-2 | 5 | 60% |
| 1954 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1953 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1952 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1951 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1950 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1948 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1947 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1946 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1945 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1940 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1939 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1938 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 2
Clemson, 2017
27-24 · Home · Syracuse was unranked
Win over No. 4
Texas, 1959
23-14 · Neutral · Syracuse was No. 1
Win over No. 5
Virginia Tech, 2001
22-14 · Road · Syracuse was unranked
Win over No. 5
Florida, 1991
38-21 · Home · Syracuse was No. 18
Win over No. 8
Miami, 2024
42-38 · Home · Syracuse was unranked
Win over No. 8
Virginia Tech, 2002
50-42 · Home · Syracuse was unranked
Win over No. 8
Nebraska, 1984
17-9 · Home · Syracuse was unranked
Win over No. 8
Cornell, 1938
19-17 · Home · Syracuse was unranked
Win over No. 9
UCLA, 1968
20-7 · Home · Syracuse was unranked
Win over No. 10
Colorado, 1992
26-22 · Neutral · Syracuse was No. 6
All 211 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L 7-70 | No. 9 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 10-38 | No. 18 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 16-41 | No. 7 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 26-45 | No. 24 Tennessee | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2024 | W 52-35 | No. 25 Washington State | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 2024 | W 42-38 | No. 8 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 13-41 | No. 19 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | W 44-41 | No. 25 UNLV | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | W 31-28 | No. 23 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 3-41 | No. 4 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 7-40 | No. 14 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 20-28 | No. 21 Minnesota | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 2022 | L 3-38 | No. 25 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 21-27 | No. 5 Clemson | No. 14 | Road |
| 2022 | W 24-9 | No. 15 NC State | No. 18 | Home |
| 2021 | L 14-31 | No. 20 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 17-41 | No. 25 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | L 37-40 | No. 19 Wake Forest | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | L 21-45 | No. 2 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 21-47 | No. 1 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 10-21 | No. 25 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 6-41 | No. 1 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | W 34-18 | No. 15 West Virginia | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 2018 | L 3-36 | No. 3 Notre Dame | No. 12 | Neutral |
| 2018 | W 51-41 | No. 22 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 23-27 | No. 3 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 19-27 | No. 8 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | W 27-24 | No. 2 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 26-35 | No. 25 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | L 14-45 | No. 17 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 0-54 | No. 3 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | W 31-17 | No. 17 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 28-62 | No. 13 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 27-37 | No. 1 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 21-45 | No. 17 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 20-23 | No. 25 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 24-34 | No. 8 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | L 10-27 | No. 22 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | L 6-16 | No. 21 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 20-38 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | L 15-31 | No. 8 Notre Dame | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2013 | L 3-59 | No. 2 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 14-49 | No. 3 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 27-48 | No. 19 Northwestern | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | W 38-14 | No. 23 West Virginia | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2012 | W 45-26 | No. 11 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 15-23 | No. 20 Rutgers | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 29-42 | No. 2 USC | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2011 | W 49-23 | No. 11 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | W 19-14 | No. 20 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | W 31-13 | No. 25 Rutgers | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 10-37 | No. 14 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 7-28 | No. 5 Cincinnati | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 7-28 | No. 7 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 10-30 | No. 16 Cincinnati | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 13-45 | No. 19 South Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 13-55 | No. 17 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 31-52 | No. 24 Cincinnati | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 7-30 | No. 25 UConn | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 14-55 | No. 13 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | W 38-35 | No. 18 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 7-38 | No. 15 Rutgers | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 13-28 | No. 6 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 17-41 | No. 5 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 13-20 | No. 14 Iowa | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 17-41 | No. 17 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | L 10-34 | No. 6 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | L 14-38 | No. 6 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | L 24-27 | No. 25 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | W 43-17 | No. 17 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 6-27 | No. 15 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 13-17 | No. 8 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | L 10-31 | No. 12 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 23-34 | No. 25 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 10-17 | No. 14 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 7-51 | No. 4 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 7-49 | No. 1 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | W 50-42 | No. 8 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | W 26-3 | No. 24 Kansas State | No. 18 | Road |
| 2001 | W 39-28 | No. 25 Boston College | No. 22 | Home |
| 2001 | L 0-59 | No. 1 Miami | No. 14 | Road |
| 2001 | W 22-14 | No. 5 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 9-33 | No. 8 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 7-13 | No. 10 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 0-26 | No. 2 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 14-22 | No. 2 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 0-62 | No. 4 Virginia Tech | No. 16 | Road |
| 1999 | L 13-18 | No. 6 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 10-31 | No. 7 Florida | No. 18 | Neutral |
| 1998 | W 28-26 | No. 23 Virginia Tech | No. 24 | Home |
| 1998 | L 17-38 | No. 23 NC State | No. 24 | Road |
| 1998 | L 33-34 | No. 8 Tennessee | No. 19 | Home |
| 1997 | L 18-35 | No. 10 Kansas State | No. 14 | Neutral |
| 1997 | W 40-10 | No. 17 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 3-31 | No. 22 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | W 34-0 | No. 24 Wisconsin | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 31-38 | No. 23 Miami | No. 16 | Home |
| 1996 | W 42-17 | No. 22 Army | No. 19 | Home |
| 1996 | W 30-7 | No. 18 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | W 52-21 | No. 18 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 10-27 | No. 24 North Carolina | No. 9 | Home |
| 1995 | W 41-0 | No. 23 Clemson | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 1995 | L 24-35 | No. 25 Miami | No. 22 | Road |
| 1995 | W 20-9 | No. 20 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 0-31 | No. 25 Boston College | No. 14 | Road |
| 1994 | L 6-27 | No. 5 Miami | No. 10 | Home |
| 1994 | W 28-20 | No. 14 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 29-30 | No. 16 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 0-43 | No. 13 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 0-49 | No. 6 Miami | No. 23 | Road |
| 1992 | W 26-22 | No. 10 Colorado | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1992 | L 10-16 | No. 1 Miami | No. 8 | Home |
| 1992 | W 27-10 | No. 17 Boston College | No. 10 | Road |
| 1992 | W 20-17 | No. 24 West Virginia | No. 14 | Road |
| 1992 | L 12-35 | No. 21 Ohio State | No. 8 | Home |
| 1991 | W 24-17 | No. 25 Ohio State | No. 16 | Neutral |
| 1991 | W 31-27 | No. 20 Pittsburgh | No. 24 | Road |
| 1991 | L 14-46 | No. 1 Florida State | No. 10 | Road |
| 1991 | W 38-21 | No. 5 Florida | No. 18 | Home |
| 1990 | W 28-0 | No. 23 Arizona | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1990 | L 7-33 | No. 3 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | T 23-23 | No. 24 Michigan State | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 16-34 | No. 7 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | W 19-18 | No. 23 Georgia | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 1989 | L 17-24 | No. 17 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 12-34 | No. 23 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 10-41 | No. 22 Florida State | No. 17 | Home |
| 1989 | L 23-30 | No. 13 Pittsburgh | No. 10 | Road |
| 1988 | W 23-10 | No. 16 LSU | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 1988 | L 9-31 | No. 4 West Virginia | No. 14 | Road |
| 1987 | T 16-16 | No. 6 Auburn | No. 4 | Neutral |
| 1987 | W 48-21 | No. 18 Penn State | No. 9 | Home |
| 1986 | L 3-42 | No. 6 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 18-35 | No. 20 Maryland | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1985 | L 20-24 | No. 6 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 16-24 | No. 10 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 3-21 | No. 19 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 10-20 | No. 20 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 0-16 | No. 18 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | W 17-9 | No. 8 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1983 | W 27-16 | No. 19 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1983 | W 21-10 | No. 18 Boston College | Unranked | Home |
| 1983 | L 13-34 | No. 16 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 7-63 | No. 1 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 0-26 | No. 16 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 0-14 | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 7-28 | No. 8 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 10-23 | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 16-41 | No. 2 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1980 | L 6-43 | No. 9 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1980 | L 7-24 | No. 13 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 21-31 | No. 2 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 21-28 | No. 12 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 8-31 | No. 15 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 17-18 | No. 20 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 15-45 | No. 2 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 9-24 | No. 6 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 0-28 | No. 16 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 21-28 | No. 13 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 24-31 | No. 10 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 13-23 | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 28-42 | No. 7 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1975 | L 7-19 | No. 9 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 14-30 | No. 11 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 22-28 | No. 13 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 14-28 | No. 20 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 6-49 | No. 5 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 14-41 | No. 20 Bowling Green | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 0-17 | No. 12 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 0-31 | No. 9 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 10-13 | No. 19 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 14-15 | No. 8 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1968 | L 12-30 | No. 3 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 0-43 | No. 11 California | No. 10 | Road |
| 1968 | W 20-7 | No. 9 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1966 | L 12-18 | No. 10 Tennessee | No. 7 | Neutral |
| 1966 | L 12-31 | No. 2 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1964 | L 10-13 | No. 6 LSU | No. 9 | Neutral |
| 1963 | L 27-35 | No. 8 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 2-9 | No. 10 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1961 | L 21-22 | No. 10 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 0-10 | No. 14 Pittsburgh | No. 9 | Home |
| 1960 | W 14-7 | No. 10 Kansas | No. 1 | Road |
| 1959 | W 23-14 | No. 4 Texas | No. 1 | Neutral |
| 1959 | W 20-18 | No. 10 Penn State | No. 1 | Road |
| 1958 | L 6-21 | No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 10 | Neutral |
| 1956 | L 27-28 | No. 14 TCU | No. 8 | Neutral |
| 1956 | L 7-14 | No. 7 Pittsburgh | No. 18 | Road |
| 1955 | W 20-13 | No. 13 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | W 49-9 | No. 13 Holy Cross | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 13-34 | No. 2 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1955 | W 13-0 | No. 18 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 12-22 | No. 7 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1954 | L 0-13 | No. 10 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1953 | L 13-20 | No. 4 Illinois | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 6-61 | No. 8 Alabama | No. 16 | Neutral |
| 1952 | W 20-19 | No. 20 Holy Cross | Unranked | Home |
| 1952 | L 7-48 | No. 1 Michigan State | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 20-41 | No. 4 Illinois | Unranked | Home |
| 1951 | L 14-21 | No. 17 Cornell | Unranked | Road |
| 1950 | L 7-26 | No. 17 Cornell | Unranked | Home |
| 1948 | L 0-48 | No. 7 Northwestern | Unranked | Road |
| 1948 | L 14-34 | No. 14 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 0-40 | No. 8 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1946 | W 21-12 | No. 19 Holy Cross | Unranked | Road |
| 1945 | L 0-32 | No. 10 Columbia | Unranked | Road |
| 1940 | L 6-33 | No. 5 Cornell | Unranked | Road |
| 1940 | L 0-40 | No. 10 Northwestern | Unranked | Home |
| 1939 | L 6-33 | No. 8 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1939 | L 6-19 | No. 5 Cornell | Unranked | Road |
| 1938 | W 19-17 | No. 8 Cornell | Unranked | Home |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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