Syracuse

FBS

Atlantic Coast · Syracuse, Syracuse, New York

National titles: 1959

712-556-42

All-time

0.543

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

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

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 1, 1960	1959	Cotton Bowl	#1 Syracuse 23-14 #4 Texas Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Major Bowl	Major Bowl	1.12
2	Jan 1, 1988	1987	Sugar Bowl	#4 Syracuse 16-16 #6 Auburn Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Major Bowl	Major Bowl	1.00
3	Nov 21, 1992	1992		#8 Syracuse 10-16 #1 Miami (FL) Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York Conf Game	Conf Game	0.99
4	Nov 7, 1959	1959		#4 Syracuse 20-18 #7 Penn State Beaver Field, State College, Pennsylvania		0.90
5	Oct 1, 1960	1960		#2 Syracuse 14-7 #5 Kansas Kansas Memorial Stadium, Kansas City, Kansas		0.81
6	Jan 1, 1959	1958	Orange Bowl	#9 Syracuse 6-21 #5 Oklahoma Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.75
7	Oct 22, 2022	2022		#14 Syracuse 21-27 #5 Clemson Clemson Memorial Stadium, Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina Conf Game	Conf Game	0.74
8	Oct 3, 1908	1908		Syracuse 0-5 Yale Yale		0.70
9	Jan 1, 1993	1992	Fiesta Bowl	#6 Syracuse 26-22 #10 Colorado Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.69
10	Jan 1, 1957	1956	Cotton Bowl	#8 Syracuse 27-28 #14 TCU Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.65

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl	Natl
2026	Syracuse	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2025	Syracuse	3-9	Atlantic Coast		1-7
2024	Syracuse	10-3	Atlantic Coast		5-3		#20	#22	#20	Holiday Bowl
2023	Syracuse	6-7	Atlantic Coast		2-6					Boca Raton Bowl (L)
2022	Syracuse	7-6	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	4-4				#14	Pinstripe Bowl (L)
2021	Syracuse	5-7	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	2-6
2020	Syracuse	1-10	Atlantic Coast	West	1-9
2019	Syracuse	5-7	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	2-6				#21
2018	Syracuse	10-3	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	6-2		#15	#15	#12	Camping World Bowl (W)
2017	Syracuse	4-8	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	2-6
2016	Syracuse	4-8	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	2-6
2015	Syracuse	4-8	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	2-6
2014	Syracuse	3-9	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	1-7
2013	Syracuse	7-6	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	4-4					Texas Bowl (W)
2012	Syracuse	8-5	Big East		5-2	★				Pinstripe Bowl (W)
2011	Syracuse	5-7	Big East		1-6
2010	Syracuse	8-5	Big East		4-3					Pinstripe Bowl (W)
2009	Syracuse	4-8	Big East		1-6
2008	Syracuse	3-9	Big East		1-6
2007	Syracuse	2-10	Big East		1-6
2006	Syracuse	4-8	Big East		1-6
2005	Syracuse	1-10	Big East		0-7
2004	Syracuse	6-6	Big East		4-2	★				Champs Sports Bowl (L)
2003	Syracuse	6-6	Big East		2-5
2002	Syracuse	4-8	Big East		2-5
2001	Syracuse	10-3	Big East		6-1		#14	#14	#14	Insight.com Bowl (W)
2000	Syracuse	6-5	Big East		4-3
1999	Syracuse	7-5	Big East		3-4				#16	Music City Bowl (W)
1998	Syracuse	8-4	Big East		6-1	★	#25	#24	#11	Orange Bowl (L)MajorBCS
1997	Syracuse	9-4	Big East		6-1	★	#21	#20	#13	Fiesta Bowl (L)MajorBA
1996	Syracuse	9-3	Big East		6-1	★	#21	#19	#9	Liberty Bowl (W)
1995	Syracuse	9-3	Big East		5-2		#19	#16	#19	Gator Bowl (W)
1994	Syracuse	7-4	Big East		4-3				#10
1993	Syracuse	6-4-1	Big East		3-4				#6
1992	Syracuse	10-2	Big East		6-1		#6	#7	#6	Fiesta Bowl (W)MajorBC
1991	Syracuse	10-2	Big East		5-0		#11	#11	#10	Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
1990	Syracuse	7-4-2	Independent					#21		Aloha Bowl (W)
1989	Syracuse	8-4	Independent						#10	Peach Bowl (W)
1988	Syracuse	10-2	Independent				#13	#12	#13	Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
1987	Syracuse	11-0-1	Independent				#4	#4	#4	Sugar Bowl (T)Major
1986	Syracuse	5-6	Independent
1985	Syracuse	7-5	Independent							Cherry Bowl (L)
1984	Syracuse	6-5	Independent
1983	Syracuse	6-5	Independent
1982	Syracuse	2-9	Independent
1981	Syracuse	4-6-1	Independent
1980	Syracuse	5-6	Independent
1979	Syracuse	7-5	Independent							Independence Bowl (W)
1978	Syracuse	3-8	Independent
1977	Syracuse	6-5	Independent
1976	Syracuse	3-8	Independent
1975	Syracuse	6-5	Independent
1974	Syracuse	2-9	Independent
1973	Syracuse	2-9	Independent
1972	Syracuse	5-6	Independent
1971	Syracuse	5-5-1	Independent						#13
1970	Syracuse	6-4	Independent						#20
1969	Syracuse	5-5	Independent
1968	Syracuse	6-4	Independent						#10
1967	Syracuse	8-2	Independent					#12
1966	Syracuse	8-3	Independent					#16	#7	Gator Bowl (L)
1965	Syracuse	7-3	Independent					#19	#9
1964	Syracuse	7-4	Independent					#12	#7	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1963	Syracuse	8-2	Independent					#12
1962	Syracuse	5-5	Independent
1961	Syracuse	8-3	Independent				#14	#16	#5	Liberty Bowl (W)
1960	Syracuse	7-2	Independent				#19		#1
1959	Syracuse	11-0	Independent				#1	#1	#1	Cotton Bowl (W)Major	National
1958	Syracuse	8-2	Independent				#9	#10	#9	Orange Bowl (L)Major
1957	Syracuse	5-3-1	Independent
1956	Syracuse	7-2	Independent				#8	#8	#7	Cotton Bowl (L)Major
1955	Syracuse	5-3	Independent						#18
1954	Syracuse	4-4	Independent
1953	Syracuse	5-3-1	Independent
1952	Syracuse	7-3	Independent				#14		#13	Orange Bowl (L)Major
1951	Syracuse	5-4	Independent
1950	Syracuse	5-5	Independent
1949	Syracuse	4-5	Independent
1948	Syracuse	1-8	Independent
1947	Syracuse	3-6	Independent
1946	Syracuse	4-5	Independent
1945	Syracuse	1-6	Independent
1944	Syracuse	2-4-1	Independent
1942	Syracuse	6-3	Independent						#15
1941	Syracuse	5-2-1	Independent						#17
1940	Syracuse	3-4-1	Independent
1939	Syracuse	3-3-2	Independent
1938	Syracuse	5-3	Independent						#10
1937	Syracuse	5-2-1	Independent						#17
1936	Syracuse	1-7	Independent
1935	Syracuse	6-1-1	Independent
1934	Syracuse	6-2	Independent
1933	Syracuse	4-4	Independent
1932	Syracuse	4-4-1	Independent
1931	Syracuse	7-1-1	Independent
1930	Syracuse	5-2-2	Independent
1929	Syracuse	6-3	Independent
1928	Syracuse	4-4-1	Independent
1927	Syracuse	5-3-2	Independent
1926	Syracuse	7-2-1	Independent
1925	Syracuse	8-1-1	Independent
1924	Syracuse	8-2-1	Independent
1923	Syracuse	8-1	Independent
1922	Syracuse	6-1-2	Independent
1921	Syracuse	7-2	Independent
1920	Syracuse	6-2-1	Independent
1919	Syracuse	8-3	Independent
1918	Syracuse	5-1	Independent
1917	Syracuse	8-1-1	Independent
1916	Syracuse	5-4	Independent
1915	Syracuse	9-1-2	Independent
1914	Syracuse	5-3-2	Independent
1913	Syracuse	6-4	Independent
1912	Syracuse	4-5	Independent
1911	Syracuse	5-3-2	Independent
1910	Syracuse	5-4-1	Independent
1909	Syracuse	4-5-1	Independent
1908	Syracuse	6-3-1	Independent
1907	Syracuse	5-3-1	Independent
1906	Syracuse	6-3	Independent
1905	Syracuse	8-3	Independent
1902	Syracuse	6-2-1	Independent
1901	Syracuse	7-2	Independent
1900	Syracuse	7-2-1	Independent
1899	Syracuse	4-4	Independent

Award winners

29 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2018	Andre Szmyt	PK	Consensus All-American
2018	Andre Szmyt	PK	Lou Groza Award
2001	Dwight Freeney	DL	Consensus All-American
1992	Chris Gedney	TE	Consensus All-American
1990	John Flannery	C	Consensus All-American
1987	Dick MacPherson	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1987	Don McPherson	QB	Consensus All-American
1987	Ted Gregory	DL	Consensus All-American
1987	Don McPherson	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
1987	Don McPherson	QB	Heisman Finalist
1987	Don McPherson	QB	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
1987	Don McPherson	QB	Maxwell Award
1985	Tim Green	DL	Consensus All-American
1967	Larry Csonka	B	Consensus All-American
1967	Larry Csonka	FB	Heisman Finalist
1961	Ernie Davis	B	Consensus All-American
1961	Ernie Davis	HB	Heisman Trophy★
1960	Ernie Davis	B	Consensus All-American
1959	Ben Schwartzwalder	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1959	Roger Davis	G	Consensus All-American
1956	Jim Brown	B	Consensus All-American
1926	Vic Hanson	E	Consensus All-American
1923	Pete McRae	E	Consensus All-American
1919	Joe Alexander	G	Consensus All-American
1918	Joe Alexander	G	Consensus All-American
1918	Lou Usher	T	Consensus All-American
1917	Alfred Cobb	T	Consensus All-American
1915	Harold White	G	Consensus All-American
1908	Frank Horr	T	Consensus All-American