Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry

Pittsburgh Panthers

Syracuse Orange

First meeting

October 21, 1916

Latest meeting

November 26, 2016

Next meeting

2017

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Pittsburgh leads, 38–31–3

Largest victory

Syracuse, 55–7 (1996)

Longest win streak

Pittsburgh, 11 (1973–83)
Syracuse, 11 (1991–2001)

Current win streak

Pittsburgh, 4 (2013–present)

The Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Pittsburgh Panthers and Syracuse Orange. It began in 1916 and has been played every year since 1955.^[1] The Panthers and Orange were both Eastern football independents for most of their history but have shared the same football conference since 1991 when the Big East Football Conference was formed from Eastern football independents. Pitt is tied as the most played opponent for Syracuse and Syracuse is the third most played opponent for Pitt. Sharing membership in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since 2013, the Panthers and Orange have since played 72 times. Pittsburgh leads the series 38–31–3.^[1]^[2] The two schools also enjoy a rivalry in other sports, most notably men's basketball.

History

Series record

From 1916–56, Pittsburgh led 8–2–2, but Syracuse went 11–5 to tie the series up. Pittsburgh then went on an 11-year winning streak from 1973–83. However, Syracuse went 16–1–1 from 1984–2001 to take the series lead (29–25–3). Pittsburgh has gone 13–2 since to retake the lead.

Big East Conference (1991–2012)

Syracuse was a charter member of the Big East Conference, founded as a basketball prioritized conference in 1979 that did not sponsor football.^[3] Pitt joined Syracuse as a member of the Big East Conference in 1982.^[4] Both Pitt and Syracuse moved their football teams, both playing as Independents, into to the Big East Football Conference in 1991 when they and other football-playing members of the Big East, along with additional Eastern independent teams, decided to form a football conference under the auspices of the existing Big East Conference.

Since 1991, Pittsburgh and Syracuse have played twenty-two times while in the Big East until trouble started to rumble through the conference starting in 2005 with the "football" and "non-football" schools of the conference, led to instability in the conference. Several schools left the conference for the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Big East became more unstable starting in 2011 when Pittsburgh and Syracuse submitted formal applications to join the ACC, which were accepted on September 18, 2011.^[5]

Atlantic Coast Conference (2013–present)

Pittsburgh and Syracuse officially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013.^[6]^[7]

Pittsburgh is placed in the Coastal division of the ACC and Syracuse is in the Atlantic division.^[8] The teams of the ACC have a permanent inter-divisional opponent, where a team from the Atlantic and Coastal divisions will play annually which was added for traditional rivalries like the North Carolina–NC State football rivalry to continue annually despite not being in the same division. When Pittsburgh and Syracuse joined the conference they were made each other's permanent inter-divisional opponent, so it would not alter any other team rivalries of the conference.

Game results

Pittsburgh victories are shaded ██ blue. Syracuse victories are shaded ██ orange. Ties are white.

Date	Location	Winner	Score	Series
October 21, 1916	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	30–0	Pittsburgh 1–0
October 20, 1917	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	28–0	Pittsburgh 2–0
October 18, 1919	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	24–3	Pittsburgh 2–1
October 16, 1920	Syracuse, NY	Tie	7–7	Pittsburgh 2–1–1
October 22, 1921	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	35–0	Pittsburgh 3–1–1
October 21, 1922	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	21–14	Pittsburgh 4–1–1
October 20, 1923	New York, NY	Syracuse	3–0	Pittsburgh 4–2–1
November 1, 1924	Syracuse, NY	Tie	7–7	Pittsburgh 4–2–2
November 3, 1928	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	18–0	Pittsburgh 5–2–2
October 18, 1930	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	14–0	Pittsburgh 6–2–2
September 24, 1955	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	22–12	Pittsburgh 7–2–2
September 29, 1956	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	14–7	Pittsburgh 8–2–2
November 2, 1957	Pittsburgh, PA	Syracuse	24–21	Pittsburgh 8–3–2
November 1, 1958	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	16–13	Pittsburgh 8–4–2
October 31, 1959	Pittsburgh, PA	Syracuse	35–0	Pittsburgh 8–5–2
October 29, 1960	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	10–0	Pittsburgh 9–5–2
November 4, 1961	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	28–9	Pittsburgh 9–6–2
November 3, 1962	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	24–6	Pittsburgh 10–6–2
November 2, 1963	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	35–27	Pittsburgh 11–6–2
October 31, 1964	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	21–6	Pittsburgh 11–7–2
October 30, 1965	Flushing, NY	Syracuse	51–13	Pittsburgh 11–8–2
October 29, 1966	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	33–7	Pittsburgh 11–9–2
November 4, 1967	Pittsburgh, PA	Syracuse	14–7	Pittsburgh 11–10–2
October 12, 1968	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	50–17	Tie 11–11–2
November 1, 1969	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	21–20	Pittsburgh 12–11–2
October 31, 1970	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	43–13	Tie 12–12–2
October 30, 1971	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	31–21	Pittsburgh 13–12–2
October 28, 1972	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	10–6	Tie 13–13–2
November 3, 1973	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	28–14	Pittsburgh 14–13–2
November 2, 1974	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	21–13	Pittsburgh 15–13–2
November 1, 1975	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	38–0	Pittsburgh 16–13–2
October 30, 1976	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	23–13	Pittsburgh 17–13–2
October 22, 1977	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	28–21	Pittsburgh 18–13–2
November 4, 1978	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	18–17	Pittsburgh 19–13–2
November 3, 1979	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	28–21	Pittsburgh 20–13–2
November 1, 1980	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	43–6	Pittsburgh 21–13–2
October 24, 1981	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	23–10	Pittsburgh 22–13–2
October 23, 1982	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	14–0	Pittsburgh 23–13–2
October 29, 1983	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	13–10	Pittsburgh 24–13–2
November 3, 1984	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	13–7	Pittsburgh 24–14–2
November 2, 1985	Pittsburgh, PA	Syracuse	12–0	Pittsburgh 24–15–2
November 1, 1986	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	24–20	Pittsburgh 24–16–2
October 31, 1987	Pittsburgh, PA	Syracuse	24–10	Pittsburgh 24–17–2
December 3, 1988	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	24–7	Pittsburgh 24–18–2
September 23, 1989	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	30–23	Pittsburgh 25–18–2
September 22, 1990	Syracuse, NY	Tie	20–20	Pittsburgh 25–18–3
October 19, 1991	Pittsburgh, PA	Syracuse	31–27	Pittsburgh 25–19–3
October 31, 1992	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	41–10	Pittsburgh 25–20–3
October 16, 1993	Pittsburgh, PA	Syracuse	24–21	Pittsburgh 25–21–3
October 8, 1994	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	31–7	Pittsburgh 25–22–3
November 11, 1995	Pittsburgh, PA	Syracuse	42–10	Pittsburgh 25–23–3
October 12, 1996	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	55–7	Pittsburgh 25–24–3
November 15, 1997	Pittsburgh, PA	Syracuse	32–27	Tie 25–25–3
October 31, 1998	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	45–28	Syracuse 26–25–3
October 7, 1999	Pittsburgh, PA	Syracuse	24–17	Syracuse 27–25–3
October 7, 2000	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	24–17	Syracuse 28–25–3
October 13, 2001	Pittsburgh, PA	Syracuse	42–10	Syracuse 29–25–3
October 5, 2002	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	48–24	Syracuse 29–26–3
October 25, 2003	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	34–14	Syracuse 29–27–3
November 6, 2004	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	38–31	Syracuse 30–27–3
October 22, 2005	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	34–17	Syracuse 30–28–3
October 7, 2006	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	21–11	Syracuse 30–29–3
November 3, 2007	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	20–17	Tie 30–30–3
September 27, 2008	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	34–24	Pittsburgh 31–30–3
November 7, 2009	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	37–10	Pittsburgh 32–30–3
October 16, 2010	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	45–14	Pittsburgh 33–30–3
December 3, 2011	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	33–20	Pittsburgh 34–30–3
October 5, 2012	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	14–13	Pittsburgh 34–31–3
November 23, 2013	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	17–16	Pittsburgh 35–31–3
November 22, 2014	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	30–7	Pittsburgh 36–31–3
October 24, 2015	Syracuse, NY	Pittsburgh	23–20	Pittsburgh 37–31–3
November 26, 2016	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	76–61	Pittsburgh 38–31–3
2017	Syracuse, NY			Pittsburgh 38–31–3

Series record sources: College Football Data Warehouse.^[2]

References

1 2 Pittsburgh Panthers Athletics, Football renews old rivalry with Syracuse in new ACC era. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
1 2 College Football Data Warehouse, Pittsburgh vs Syracuse. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
↑ Crouthamel, Jake (December 8, 2000). "A Big East History and Retrospective, Part 1". SUAthletics.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
↑ Hanley, Richard F (November 19, 1981). "Pittsburgh To Join Big East". Record-Journal. Google News.
↑ "ACC Extends Formal Invitations for Membership to Pittsburgh and Syracuse - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
↑ "SU, BIG EAST Reach Agreement for Orange to Move to ACC in 2013". Syracuse Athletics. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
↑ BIG EAST Conference, University of Pittsburgh Reach Agreement on Pittsburgh Departure From The BIG EAST
↑ "ACC sticks with 8-game schedule". espn. October 2, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Venues	Recreation Park (1898–1904) Exposition Park (1904–08) Forbes Field (1909–24) Pitt Stadium (1925–99) Three Rivers Stadium (2000) Heinz Field (2001–present) UPMC Sports Performance Complex (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games West Virginia (Backyard Brawl) Penn State Notre Dame Syracuse Cincinnati (River City Rivalry)

Culture & lore	Panthers "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Syracuse Orange football

Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–78) Giants Stadium (1979) Rich Stadium (1979) Schoellkopf Field (1979) Carrier Dome (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Colgate Penn State Pittsburgh West Virginia

Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Alma Mater "Down the Field" Marching band The Express Scandal Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Rivalries of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Conference	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Notre Dame Boston College–Syracuse Boston College–Virginia Tech Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State) Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football) Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Florida State–Virginia Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech Miami–Virginia Tech North Carolina–NC State overall North Carolina–NC State North Carolina–Wake Forest NC State–Wake Forest South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) Pittsburgh–Syracuse Virginia–Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup (Virginia–Virginia Tech football)

Non-conference	Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Beanpot (Boston College–Boston U–Harvard–Northeastern ice hockey) Boston College–Holy Cross Boston College–Harvard (basketball) Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball) Boston College–UMass Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Colgate–Syracuse Connecticut–Notre Dame (women's basketball) Duke–Maryland (basketball) Duke–Michigan (basketball) Florida–Florida State Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) Kentucky–Louisville overall Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football) Louisville–Memphis Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech–Tulane Maryland–Virginia Florida–Miami Miami–Nebraska NC State–South Carolina North Carolina–South Carolina NC State–East Carolina Notre Dame–UCLA basketball River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) City Game (Pittsburgh–Duquesne) Penn State–Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Georgetown–Syracuse Penn State–Syracuse Syracuse–West Virginia Virginia Tech–West Virginia VMI–Virginia Tech

Notre Dame football rivalries	Georgia Tech–Notre Dame Miami–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Pittsburgh

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