Matchup Index

Penn State Nittany Lions vs Syracuse Orange

Penn State Nittany Lions 43
Penn State Nittany Lions leads 43-23-5
5 ties
1922 to 2013
Penn State Nittany Lions have won 5 straight
Syracuse Orange 23

Series timeline

▲ Penn State Nittany Lions ahead (peak +20) ▼ Syracuse Orange ahead (peak +7)
1922: Tied 0-01923: Syracuse Orange 10-01924: Syracuse Orange 10-61925: Syracuse Orange 7-01926: Syracuse Orange 10-01927: Penn State Nittany Lions 9-61928: Tied 6-61929: Penn State Nittany Lions 6-41930: Tied 0-01931: Syracuse Orange 7-01932: Syracuse Orange 12-61933: Syracuse Orange 12-61934: Syracuse Orange 16-01935: Syracuse Orange 7-31936: Penn State Nittany Lions 18-01937: Syracuse Orange 19-131938: Penn State Nittany Lions 33-61939: Tied 6-61940: Tied 13-131941: Penn State Nittany Lions 34-191942: Penn State Nittany Lions 18-131944: Penn State Nittany Lions 41-01945: Penn State Nittany Lions 26-01946: Penn State Nittany Lions 9-01947: Penn State Nittany Lions 40-01948: Penn State Nittany Lions 34-141949: Penn State Nittany Lions 33-211950: Syracuse Orange 27-71951: Penn State Nittany Lions 32-131952: Syracuse Orange 25-71953: Penn State Nittany Lions 20-141954: Penn State Nittany Lions 13-01955: Penn State Nittany Lions 21-201956: Syracuse Orange 13-91957: Penn State Nittany Lions 20-121958: Syracuse Orange 14-61959: Syracuse Orange 20-181960: Syracuse Orange 21-151961: Penn State Nittany Lions 14-01962: Penn State Nittany Lions 20-191963: Syracuse Orange 9-01964: Syracuse Orange 21-141965: Syracuse Orange 28-211966: Syracuse Orange 12-101967: Penn State Nittany Lions 29-201968: Penn State Nittany Lions 30-121969: Penn State Nittany Lions 15-141970: Syracuse Orange 24-71971: Penn State Nittany Lions 31-01972: Penn State Nittany Lions 17-01973: Penn State Nittany Lions 49-61974: Penn State Nittany Lions 30-141975: Penn State Nittany Lions 19-71976: Penn State Nittany Lions 27-31977: Penn State Nittany Lions 31-241978: Penn State Nittany Lions 45-151979: Penn State Nittany Lions 35-71980: Penn State Nittany Lions 24-71981: Penn State Nittany Lions 41-161982: Penn State Nittany Lions 28-71983: Penn State Nittany Lions 17-61984: Penn State Nittany Lions 21-31985: Penn State Nittany Lions 24-201986: Penn State Nittany Lions 42-31987: Syracuse Orange 48-211988: Syracuse Orange 24-101989: Penn State Nittany Lions 34-121990: Penn State Nittany Lions 27-212008: Penn State Nittany Lions 55-132009: Penn State Nittany Lions 28-72013: Penn State Nittany Lions 23-17

Penn State Nittany Lions Syracuse Orange Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Penn State Nittany Lions 16 (1971–1986), Syracuse Orange 5 (1931–1935). Current: Penn State Nittany Lions 5.

Splits

SplitPenn State Nittany Lions record
Regular season43-23-5
Hosted by Penn State Nittany Lions25-10-2
Hosted by Syracuse Orange18-13-3
Last 10 seasons (1984 to 2013)8-2
Largest Penn State Nittany Lions win49-6 (1973)
Largest Syracuse Orange win48-21 (1987)

Every meeting

2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2013 Aug 31, 2013 Penn State Nittany Lions 23-17 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 1
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Sep 12, 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions 28-7 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 2
2008 Sep 13, 2008 Penn State Nittany Lions 55-13 at Syracuse Orange Week 3
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1990 Oct 13, 1990 Penn State Nittany Lions 27-21 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Oct 14, 1989 Penn State Nittany Lions 34-12 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1988 Oct 15, 1988 Syracuse Orange 24-10 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1987 Oct 17, 1987 Syracuse Orange 48-21 at Syracuse Orange Week 8
1986 Oct 18, 1986 Penn State Nittany Lions 42-3 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1985 Oct 19, 1985 Penn State Nittany Lions 24-20 at Syracuse Orange Week 8
1984 Oct 20, 1984 Penn State Nittany Lions 21-3 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1983 Oct 15, 1983 Penn State Nittany Lions 17-6 at Syracuse Orange Week 8
1982 Oct 16, 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions 28-7 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1981 Oct 17, 1981 Penn State Nittany Lions 41-16 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1980 Oct 18, 1980 Penn State Nittany Lions 24-7 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 20, 1979 Penn State Nittany Lions 35-7 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1978 Oct 21, 1978 Penn State Nittany Lions 45-15 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1977 Oct 15, 1977 Penn State Nittany Lions 31-24 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1976 Oct 16, 1976 Penn State Nittany Lions 27-3 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1975 Oct 18, 1975 Penn State Nittany Lions 19-7 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1974 Oct 19, 1974 Penn State Nittany Lions 30-14 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1973 Oct 20, 1973 Penn State Nittany Lions 49-6 at Syracuse Orange Week 8
1972 Oct 21, 1972 Penn State Nittany Lions 17-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1971 Oct 16, 1971 Penn State Nittany Lions 31-0 at Syracuse Orange Week 6
1970 Oct 17, 1970 Syracuse Orange 24-7 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Oct 18, 1969 Penn State Nittany Lions 15-14 at Syracuse Orange Week 6
1968 Dec 7, 1968 Penn State Nittany Lions 30-12 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 13
1967 Oct 28, 1967 Penn State Nittany Lions 29-20 at Syracuse Orange Week 8
1966 Nov 5, 1966 Syracuse Orange 12-10 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1965 Oct 16, 1965 Syracuse Orange 28-21 at Syracuse Orange Week 6
1964 Oct 17, 1964 Syracuse Orange 21-14 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 6
1963 Oct 19, 1963 Syracuse Orange 9-0 at Syracuse Orange Week 6
1962 Oct 20, 1962 Penn State Nittany Lions 20-19 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 6
1961 Oct 21, 1961 Penn State Nittany Lions 14-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 6
1960 Oct 15, 1960 Syracuse Orange 21-15 at Syracuse Orange Week 6
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Nov 7, 1959 Syracuse Orange 20-18 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1958 Oct 25, 1958 Syracuse Orange 14-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1957 Oct 26, 1957 Penn State Nittany Lions 20-12 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1956 Nov 3, 1956 Syracuse Orange 13-9 at Syracuse Orange Week 8
1955 Nov 5, 1955 Penn State Nittany Lions 21-20 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1954 Oct 2, 1954 Penn State Nittany Lions 13-0 at Syracuse Orange Week 3
1953 Oct 17, 1953 Penn State Nittany Lions 20-14 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 5
1952 Nov 8, 1952 Syracuse Orange 25-7 at Syracuse Orange Week 9
1951 Nov 10, 1951 Penn State Nittany Lions 32-13 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1950 Oct 14, 1950 Syracuse Orange 27-7 at Syracuse Orange Week 5
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 29, 1949 Penn State Nittany Lions 33-21 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1948 Oct 8, 1948 Penn State Nittany Lions 34-14 at Syracuse Orange Week 5
1947 Oct 18, 1947 Penn State Nittany Lions 40-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 6
1946 Oct 12, 1946 Penn State Nittany Lions 9-0 at Syracuse Orange Week 5
1945 Nov 3, 1945 Penn State Nittany Lions 26-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1944 Nov 4, 1944 Penn State Nittany Lions 41-0 at Syracuse Orange Week 11
1942 Nov 7, 1942 Penn State Nittany Lions 18-13 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1941 Nov 8, 1941 Penn State Nittany Lions 34-19 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1940 Nov 9, 1940 Tie 13-13 at Syracuse Orange Week 9
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Oct 28, 1939 Tie 6-6 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1938 Oct 29, 1938 Penn State Nittany Lions 33-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1937 Oct 30, 1937 Syracuse Orange 19-13 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1936 Oct 31, 1936 Penn State Nittany Lions 18-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1935 Nov 2, 1935 Syracuse Orange 7-3 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1934 Nov 3, 1934 Syracuse Orange 16-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 8
1933 Nov 4, 1933 Syracuse Orange 12-6 at Syracuse Orange Week 8
1932 Oct 22, 1932 Syracuse Orange 12-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 6
1931 Oct 24, 1931 Syracuse Orange 7-0 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1930 Nov 8, 1930 Tie 0-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 9
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1929 Nov 2, 1929 Penn State Nittany Lions 6-4 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1928 Oct 26, 1928 Tie 6-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 7
1927 Oct 22, 1927 Penn State Nittany Lions 9-6 at Syracuse Orange Week 6
1926 Oct 23, 1926 Syracuse Orange 10-0 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 6
1925 Oct 31, 1925 Syracuse Orange 7-0 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1924 Oct 25, 1924 Syracuse Orange 10-6 at Penn State Nittany Lions Week 6
1923 Nov 3, 1923 Syracuse Orange 10-0 at Syracuse Orange Week 7
1922 Oct 28, 1922 Tie 0-0 at Syracuse Orange Week 6

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.