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National titles: 1959

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The Heartbreak Index2.6 · #681

The Blessed · CFB, 1959

2.6
Heartbreak
#681
of 1,138 clubs
#36
in CFB
2.1
agony · 0.5 despair
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715-560-42
All-time
0.543
Win %
1
National titles
5
Conf titles
9
Major bowls
0
Playoff apps
7
Weeks at #1
1
Heismans

Greatest games

Syracuse's top games of all time by Game Score.

1
Cotton Bowl
#1 Syracuse 23-14 #4 Texas
Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Major Bowl
1959 · Jan 1, 1960
1.12
Game Score
2
Sugar Bowl
#4 Syracuse 16-16 #6 Auburn
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Major Bowl
1987 · Jan 1, 1988
1.00
Game Score
3
#8 Syracuse 10-16 #1 Miami (FL)
Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Conf Game
1992 · Nov 21, 1992
0.99
Game Score
4
#4 Syracuse 20-18 #7 Penn State
Beaver Field, State College, Pennsylvania
1959 · Nov 7, 1959
0.90
Game Score
5
#2 Syracuse 14-7 #5 Kansas
Kansas Memorial Stadium, Kansas City, Kansas
1960 · Oct 1, 1960
0.81
Game Score
6
Orange Bowl
#9 Syracuse 6-21 #5 Oklahoma
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Major Bowl
1958 · Jan 1, 1959
0.75
Game Score
7
#14 Syracuse 21-27 #5 Clemson
Clemson Memorial Stadium, Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina
Conf Game
2022 · Oct 22, 2022
0.74
Game Score
8
Yale
1908 · Oct 3, 1908
0.70
Game Score
9
Fiesta Bowl
#6 Syracuse 26-22 #10 Colorado
Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona
Major Bowl
1992 · Jan 1, 1993
0.69
Game Score
10
Cotton Bowl
#8 Syracuse 27-28 #14 TCU
Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Major Bowl
1956 · Jan 1, 1957
0.65
Game Score

Season by season

Covers NCAA major, I-AA/FCS and their NCAA precursors (College Division 1962-72, Division II 1973-77) only. NAIA, Division III and club seasons are not included.

2026In progress4-4
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-4
AP, as of Nov 1
NR
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20253-9
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
202410-3
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-3
AP final
#20
Coach final
#22
AP high
#20
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Holiday Bowl
20236-7
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Boca Raton Bowl (L)
20227-6
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#14
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Pinstripe Bowl (L)
20215-7
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20201-10
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast (West)
Conf record
1-9
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20195-7
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#21
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
201810-3
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
6-2
AP final
#15
Coach final
#15
AP high
#12
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Camping World Bowl (W)
20174-8
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20164-8
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20154-8
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20143-9
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20137-6
Syracuse · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Texas Bowl (W)
20128-5
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
5-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Pinstripe Bowl (W)
20115-7
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20108-5
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Pinstripe Bowl (W)
20094-8
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20083-9
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20072-10
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20064-8
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20051-10
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
0-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20046-6
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
4-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Champs Sports Bowl (L)
20036-6
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20024-8
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
200110-3
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
6-1
AP final
#14
Coach final
#14
AP high
#14
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Insight.com Bowl (W)
20006-5
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19997-5
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
3-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Music City Bowl (W)
19988-4
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
6-1
AP final
#25
Coach final
#24
AP high
#11
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)MajorBCS
19979-4
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
6-1
AP final
#21
Coach final
#20
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Fiesta Bowl (L)MajorBA
19969-3
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
6-1
AP final
#21
Coach final
#19
AP high
#9
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Liberty Bowl (W)
19959-3
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
5-2
AP final
#19
Coach final
#16
AP high
#19
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
19947-4
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19936-4-1
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
3-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#6
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
199210-2
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
6-1
AP final
#6
Coach final
#7
AP high
#6
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Fiesta Bowl (W)MajorBC
199110-2
Syracuse · Big East
Conf record
5-0
AP final
#11
Coach final
#11
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
19907-4-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
#21
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Aloha Bowl (W)
19898-4
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Peach Bowl (W)
198810-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#13
Coach final
#12
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
198711-0-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#4
Coach final
#4
AP high
#4
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Sugar Bowl (T)Major
19865-6
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19857-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Cherry Bowl (L)
19846-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19836-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19822-9
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19814-6-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19805-6
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19797-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Independence Bowl (W)
19783-8
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19776-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19763-8
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19756-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19742-9
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19732-9
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19725-6
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19715-5-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19706-4
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#20
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19695-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19686-4
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19678-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
#12
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19668-3
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
#16
AP high
#7
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (L)
19657-3
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
#19
AP high
#9
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19647-4
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
#12
AP high
#7
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Sugar Bowl (L)Major
19638-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
#12
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19625-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19618-3
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#14
Coach final
#16
AP high
#5
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Liberty Bowl (W)
19607-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#19
Coach final
—
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
195911-0
Syracuse · Independent
National champion
Conf record
—
AP final
#1
Coach final
#1
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Cotton Bowl (W)Major
19588-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#9
Coach final
#10
AP high
#9
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)Major
19575-3-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19567-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#8
Coach final
#8
AP high
#7
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Cotton Bowl (L)Major
19555-3
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#18
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19544-4
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19535-3-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19527-3
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#14
Coach final
—
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)Major
19515-4
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19505-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19494-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19481-8
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19473-6
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19464-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19451-6
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19442-4-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19426-3
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#15
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19415-2-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#17
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19403-4-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19393-3-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19385-3
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19375-2-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#17
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19361-7
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19356-1-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19346-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19334-4
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19324-4-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19317-1-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19305-2-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19296-3
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19284-4-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19275-3-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19267-2-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19258-1-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19248-2-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19238-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19226-1-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19217-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19206-2-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19198-3
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19185-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19178-1-1
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19165-4
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19159-1-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19145-3-2
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19136-4
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19124-5
Syracuse · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
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19115-3-2
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19105-4-1
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19094-5-1
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19086-3-1
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19075-3-1
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19066-3
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19058-3
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19026-2-1
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19017-2
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19007-2-1
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18994-4
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Award winners

29 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Andre Szmyt2018
Consensus All-AmericanPK
Andre Szmyt2018
Lou Groza AwardPK
Dwight Freeney2001
Consensus All-AmericanDL
Chris Gedney1992
Consensus All-AmericanTE
John Flannery1990
Consensus All-AmericanC
Dick MacPherson1987
AFCA Coach of the Year AwardCoach
Don McPherson1987
Consensus All-AmericanQB
Ted Gregory1987
Consensus All-AmericanDL
Don McPherson1987
Davey O'Brien AwardQB
Don McPherson1987
Heisman FinalistQB
Don McPherson1987
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardQB
Don McPherson1987
Maxwell AwardQB