Syracuse record by year
Since 1891
714-558-42
Win %
.559
Bowl trips
27
Winning seasons
77
Best year
11-0 (1959)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 139 | 92 | In progress |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 242 | 419 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 443 | 379 | Won DirecTV Holiday Bowl |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 306 | 330 | Lost RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 360 | 300 | Lost Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 299 | 316 | No bowl |
| 2020 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 196 | 360 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 339 | 368 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 523 | 351 | Won CAMPING WORLD BOWL |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 329 | 386 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 308 | 463 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 327 | 372 | No bowl |
| 2014 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 205 | 292 | No bowl |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 295 | 330 | Won TEXAS BOWL |
| 2012 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 390 | 322 | Won NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 290 | 342 | No bowl |
| 2010 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 288 | 251 | Won NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 254 | 335 | No bowl |
| 2008 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 217 | 392 | No bowl |
| 2007 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 197 | 418 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 209 | 295 | No bowl |
| 2005 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 152 | 295 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 287 | 344 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 320 | 301 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 347 | 406 | No bowl |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 334 | 247 | Won Bowl game |
| 2000 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 294 | 212 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 300 | 256 | Won Bowl game |
| 1998 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 478 | 300 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1997 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 441 | 226 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1996 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 437 | 208 | Won Bowl game |
| 1995 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 375 | 213 | Won Bowl game |
| 1994 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 256 | 259 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 281 | 288 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 340 | 205 | Won Bowl game |
| 1991 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 321 | 200 | Won Bowl game |
| 1990 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .615 | 341 | 213 | Won Bowl game |
| 1989 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 286 | 242 | Won Bowl game |
| 1988 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 341 | 189 | Won Bowl game |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .958 | 379 | 169 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1986 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 241 | 266 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 284 | 195 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1984 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 151 | 151 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 178 | 200 | No bowl |
| 1982 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 159 | 244 | No bowl |
| 1981 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 248 | 265 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 207 | 222 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 324 | 293 | Won Bowl game |
| 1978 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 192 | 295 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 218 | 234 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 154 | 263 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 174 | 182 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 121 | 261 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 129 | 288 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 141 | 229 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 197 | 179 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 248 | 208 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 169 | 126 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 252 | 154 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 210 | 127 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 266 | 156 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1965 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 237 | 146 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 264 | 157 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1963 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 255 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 159 | 110 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 268 | 131 | Won Bowl game |
| 1960 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 203 | 74 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 413 | 73 | National champions |
| 1958 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 270 | 80 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1957 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 183 | 110 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 230 | 117 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1955 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 180 | 130 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 135 | 147 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 197 | 99 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 203 | 202 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1951 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 180 | 147 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 199 | 139 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 207 | 215 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 89 | 244 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 77 | 167 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 146 | 158 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 38 | 106 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 102 | 152 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 152 | 61 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 190 | 86 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 114 | 134 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 63 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 137 | 102 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 132 | 57 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 45 | 116 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 112 | 56 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 141 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 131 | 79 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 137 | 96 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 238 | 56 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | 207 | 79 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 259 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 136 | 79 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 116 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 227 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 202 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 154 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 237 | 19 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 178 | 41 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 194 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 201 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 123 | 41 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 141 | 21 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 197 | 61 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 275 | 87 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .833 | 331 | 16 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 202 | 95 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 271 | 126 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 95 | 160 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 63 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 53 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 110 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 171 | 39 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 133 | 64 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 168 | 75 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 224 | 69 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 44 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 172 | 93 | No bowl |
| 1901 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 185 | 33 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 208 | 60 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 63 | 63 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1897 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 16 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1895 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1894 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1893 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 50 | No bowl |
| 1892 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1891 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 68 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Syracuse records for every season since 1891, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Syracuse team page and the History Vault.
Syracuse all-time record against every opponent
- Pittsburgh33-46-3
- Penn State23-43-5
- Colgate32-25-4
- West Virginia34-27
- Boston College34-25
- Rutgers30-13-1
- Maryland19-16-2
- Temple26-10-1
- Cornell11-23
- Holy Cross25-5
- Navy19-8
- Miami8-17
- Columbia11-9-4
- Army12-10
- Hobart21-0
- Louisville8-13
- Virginia Tech12-9
- NC State4-13
- Boston University12-3-1
- Florida State2-14
- Brown9-3-3
- UConn9-6
- Cincinnati5-8
- Clarkson13-0
- Clemson3-10
- Michigan State3-9-1
- Rochester (NY)13-0
- Wake Forest7-6
- Illinois2-10
- Michigan5-6-1
- Nebraska7-5
- Notre Dame3-9
- Northwestern5-6
- South Florida2-9
- Yale0-11
- Dartmouth3-6-1
- East Carolina7-3
- Lafayette6-3-1
- Carlisle3-6
- Niagara9-0
- Tulane8-1
- Kansas4-4
- North Carolina3-5
- Ohio Wesleyan4-2-2
- Oregon State5-3
- UCLA6-2
- Fordham4-2-1
- Georgia Tech2-5
- Hamilton7-0
- Indiana3-4
- Vermont7-0
- William & Mary7-0
- Williams3-4
- Duke1-5
- Minnesota2-4
- New York University6-0
- Ohio State2-4
- Princeton0-5-1
- St. Lawrence6-0
- Virginia3-3
- Buffalo4-1
- Johns Hopkins5-0
- Wisconsin3-1-1
- Bucknell4-0
- California2-2
- Central Michigan4-0
- Florida2-2
- Georgetown1-2-1
- Iowa1-3
- LSU1-3
- Miami (OH)3-1
- Ohio4-0
- Oklahoma0-4
- Syracuse Alumni3-1
- Tennessee0-4
- Tufts4-0
- USC0-4
- Villanova3-1
- Washington1-3
- Western Reserve4-0
- Akron2-1
- Amherst3-0
- Auburn1-1-1
- Cortland State3-0
- Kansas State2-1
- Kent State2-1
- Liberty2-1
- Missouri3-0
- Purdue2-1
- Rensselaer3-0
- Rhode Island3-0
- Saint Louis2-0-1
- Texas2-0-1
- Toledo3-0
- UCF3-0
- Wagner3-0
- Washington & Jefferson1-2
- Western Michigan3-0
- 47th Infantry1-0-1
- Alabama1-1
- Arizona2-0
- Baylor1-1
- Bowling Green0-2
- BYU1-1
- Dickinson2-0
- Houston1-1
- Iowa State1-0-1
- Lehigh2-0
- Maine2-0
- McGill2-0
- Mississippi State0-2
- SMU0-2
- Springfield1-1
- Vanderbilt2-0
- Washington State2-0
- Alfred1-0
- Baldwin Wallace0-1
- Ball State1-0
- Bolling Field0-1
- Central Connecticut1-0
- Colorado1-0
- Eastern Michigan1-0
- Franklin & Marshall1-0
- George Washington1-0
- Georgia1-0
- John Carroll0-1
- Kentucky1-0
- McNeese1-0
- Mercer1-0
- Middle Tennessee0-1
- Montana0-0-1
- Mount Union1-0
- Muhlenberg1-0
- Navy Transport1-0
- New Hampshire1-0
- North Carolina Pre-Flight0-1
- Northeastern1-0
- Oberlin1-0
- Occidental1-0
- Oglethorpe1-0
- Onondaga1-0
- Providence1-0
- Richmond1-0
- St. Bonaventure0-0-1
- Stanford0-1
- Stony Brook1-0
- Susquehanna1-0
- Syracuse A.C.1-0
- TCU0-1
- Trinity (CT)0-0-1
- UAlbany1-0
- Union (NY)0-1
- UNLV1-0
- West Virginia Wesleyan0-1
- Wyoming1-0
155 opponents on record. Each links to the full series, every meeting listed.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Syracuse record since 1891?
Syracuse is 714-558-42 since 1891, a .559 win percentage, with 27 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Syracuse season since 1891?
Syracuse went 11-0 in 1959, the best record since 1891.
How many bowl games has Syracuse played since 1891?
Syracuse has played in the postseason 27 times since 1891, with 1 national championship.