Northwestern Wildcats vs Syracuse Orange

Northwestern Wildcats leads 6-5
wins
1940 to 2013
Northwestern Wildcats have won 2 straight

Series timeline

▲ Northwestern Wildcats ahead (peak +3) ▼ Syracuse Orange ahead (peak +1)
1940: Northwestern Wildcats 40-01948: Northwestern Wildcats 48-01971: Northwestern Wildcats 12-61979: Syracuse Orange 54-211980: Syracuse Orange 42-211983: Syracuse Orange 35-01984: Syracuse Orange 13-122008: Northwestern Wildcats 30-102009: Syracuse Orange 37-342012: Northwestern Wildcats 42-412013: Northwestern Wildcats 48-27

Northwestern Wildcats Syracuse Orange Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Northwestern Wildcats 3 (1940–1971), Syracuse Orange 4 (1979–1984). Current: Northwestern Wildcats 2.

Splits

SplitNorthwestern Wildcats record
Regular season6-5
Hosted by Northwestern Wildcats4-2
Hosted by Syracuse Orange2-3
Last 10 seasons (1948 to 2013)5-5
Largest Northwestern Wildcats win48-0 (1948)
Largest Syracuse Orange win35-0 (1983)

Every meeting

2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2013 Sep 7, 2013 Northwestern Wildcats 48-27 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 2
2012 Sep 1, 2012 Northwestern Wildcats 42-41 at Syracuse Orange Week 1
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Sep 19, 2009 Syracuse Orange 37-34 at Syracuse Orange Week 3
2008 Aug 30, 2008 Northwestern Wildcats 30-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 1
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1984 Sep 15, 1984 Syracuse Orange 13-12 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1983 Sep 17, 1983 Syracuse Orange 35-0 at Syracuse Orange Week 4
1980 Sep 27, 1980 Syracuse Orange 42-21 at Syracuse Orange Week 5
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Sep 22, 1979 Syracuse Orange 54-21 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 4
1971 Sep 25, 1971 Northwestern Wildcats 12-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 3
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1948 Oct 23, 1948 Northwestern Wildcats 48-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1940 Oct 5, 1940 Northwestern Wildcats 40-0 at Syracuse Orange Week 4

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.