Penn State–Syracuse football rivalry

Penn State Nittany Lions

Syracuse Orange

First meeting

1922
Tie, 0–0

Latest meeting

2013
Penn State, 23–17

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Penn State leads, 43–23–5

Largest victory

Penn State, 49–6 (1973)

Longest streak

Penn State, 16 (1971–86)

The Penn State–Syracuse football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Penn State Nittany Lions and Syracuse Orange.

History

The rivalry started in 1922, when Syracuse fought Penn State to a 0–0 tie.^[1] But it was during the 1950s and 1960s that the rivalry intensified, as it enjoyed a competitive and often controversial string of contests.^[2] In 1953, after Lenny Moore intercepted a pass to seal a 20–14 Penn State victory, he was shoved out of bounds into the Syracuse bench. A Syracuse player jumped on Moore and a wild brawl started. Fans jumped out of the stands to join in. The fighting went on for several minutes before order was restored and Penn State took a knee to end the game.^[3] Syracuse football was led by Ben Schwartzwalder, and Penn State by Rip Engle, then Joe Paterno. From 1950 to 1970, Syracuse won 11 games to Penn State's 10. Penn State leads the series 43–23–5.

After Schwartzwalder retired in 1973, Syracuse floundered. Penn State won 16 straight from 1971 to 1986. Conference realignment and scheduling disagreements also dampened the intensity of the rivalry. Penn State fans and players increasingly turned their attention to the rivalry with Pittsburgh.

In 1987, Coach Dick MacPherson finally led Syracuse to a resounding 48–21 victory over the Nittany Lions in the Dome. Syracuse won again the following year in Happy Valley but lost the last two games before the series was suspended in 1991.

Rivalry resumed

In 2002, it was announced that the two teams would revive the rivalry by scheduling a home-and-home series in 2008 and 2009.^[4]

After an almost twenty-year break in the series, the two programs played in Syracuse's Carrier Dome on September 13, 2008, with the Nittany Lions prevailing 55–13 over the Orange. The contest didn't generate a sellout crowd at the Carrier Dome. They met again the next year. Penn State won 28–7. After a 4-year break, in 2013 the two teams met again, this time at MetLife Stadium, in front of 61,202 fans; Penn State won 23–17.^[5]^[6]

Game results

Penn State victories are shaded ██ blue. Syracuse victories are shaded ██ orange. Ties are white.

Date	Site	Winner		Loser		Series
1922	New York	Penn State	0	Syracuse	0	Tied 0–0–1
1923	Syracuse	Syracuse	10	Penn State	0	Syracuse 1–0–1
1924	University Park	Syracuse	10	Penn State	6	Syracuse 2–0–1
1925	Syracuse	Syracuse	7	Penn State	0	Syracuse 3–0–1
1926	University Park	Syracuse	10	Penn State	0	Syracuse 4–0–1
1927	Syracuse	Penn State	9	Syracuse	6	Syracuse 4–1–1
1928	University Park	Penn State	6	Syracuse	6	Syracuse 4–1–2
1929	Syracuse	Penn State	6	Syracuse	4	Syracuse 4–2–2
1930	University Park	Penn State	0	Syracuse	0	Syracuse 4–2–3
1931	Syracuse	Syracuse	7	Penn State	0	Syracuse 5–2–3
1932	University Park	Syracuse	12	Penn State	6	Syracuse 6–2–3
1933	Syracuse	Syracuse	12	Penn State	6	Syracuse 7–2–3
1934	University Park	Syracuse	16	Penn State	0	Syracuse 8–2–3
1935	Syracuse	Syracuse	7	Penn State	3	Syracuse 9–2–3
1936	University Park	Penn State	18	Syracuse	0	Syracuse 9–3–3
1937	Syracuse	Syracuse	19	Penn State	13	Syracuse 10–3–3
1938	University Park	Penn State	33	Syracuse	6	Syracuse 10–4–3
1939	Syracuse	Syracuse	6	Penn State	6	Syracuse 10–4–4
1940	Syracuse	Syracuse	13	Penn State	13	Syracuse 10–4–5
1941	University Park	Penn State	34	Syracuse	19	Syracuse 10–5–5
1942	University Park	Penn State	18	Syracuse	13	Syracuse 10–6–5
1944	Syracuse	Penn State	41	Syracuse	0	Syracuse 10–7–5
1945	University Park	Penn State	26	Syracuse	0	Syracuse 10–8–5
1946	Syracuse	Penn State	9	Syracuse	0	Syracuse 10–9–5
1947	University Park	Penn State	40	Syracuse	0	Tied 10–10–5
1948	Syracuse	Penn State	34	Syracuse	14	Penn State 11–10–5
1949	University Park	Penn State	33	Syracuse	21	Penn State 12–10–5
1950	Syracuse	Syracuse	27	Penn State	7	Penn State 12–11–5
1951	University Park	Penn State	32	Syracuse	13	Penn State 13–11–5
1952	Syracuse	Syracuse	25	Penn State	7	Penn State 13–12–5
1953	University Park	Penn State	20	Syracuse	14	Penn State 14–12–5
1954	Syracuse	Penn State	13	Syracuse	0	Penn State 15–12–5
1955	University Park	Penn State	21	Syracuse	20	Penn State 16–12–5
1956	Syracuse	Syracuse	13	Penn State	9	Penn State 16–13–5
1957	Syracuse	Penn State	20	Syracuse	12	Penn State 17–13–5
1958	University Park	Syracuse	14	Penn State	6	Penn State 17–14–5
1959	University Park	Syracuse	20	Penn State	18	Penn State 17–15–5
1960	Syracuse	Syracuse	21	Penn State	15	Penn State 17–16–5
1961	University Park	Penn State	14	Syracuse	0	Penn State 18–16–5
1962	University Park	Penn State	20	Syracuse	19	Penn State 19–16–5
1963	Syracuse	Syracuse	9	Penn State	0	Penn State 19–17–5
1964	University Park	Syracuse	21	Penn State	14	Penn State 19–18–5
1965	Syracuse	Syracuse	28	Penn State	21	Tie 19–19–5
1966	University Park	Syracuse	12	Penn State	10	Syracuse 20–19–5
1967	Syracuse	Penn State	29	Syracuse	20	Tie 20–20–5
1968	University Park	Penn State	30	Syracuse	12	Penn State 21–20–5
1969	Syracuse	Penn State	15	Syracuse	14	Penn State 22–20–5
1970	University Park	Syracuse	24	Penn State	7	Penn State 22–21–5
1971	Syracuse	Penn State	31	Syracuse	0	Penn State 23–21–5
1972	University Park	Penn State	17	Syracuse	0	Penn State 24–21–5
1973	Syracuse	Penn State	49	Syracuse	6	Penn State 25–21–5
1974	University Park	Penn State	30	Syracuse	14	Penn State 26–21–5
1975	Syracuse	Penn State	19	Syracuse	7	Penn State 27–21–5
1976	University Park	Penn State	27	Syracuse	3	Penn State 28–21–5
1977	Syracuse	Penn State	31	Syracuse	24	Penn State 29–21–5
1978	University Park	Penn State	45	Syracuse	15	Penn State 30–21–5
1979	East Rutherford	Penn State	35	Syracuse	7	Penn State 31–21–5
1980	University Park	Penn State	24	Syracuse	7	Penn State 32–21–5
1981	Syracuse	Penn State	41	Syracuse	16	Penn State 33–21–5
1982	University Park	Penn State	28	Syracuse	7	Penn State 34–21–5
1983	Syracuse	Penn State	17	Syracuse	6	Penn State 35–21–5
1984	University Park	Penn State	21	Syracuse	3	Penn State 36–21–5
1985	Syracuse	Penn State	24	Syracuse	20	Penn State 37–21–5
1986	University Park	Penn State	42	Syracuse	3	Penn State 38–21–5
1987	Syracuse	Syracuse	48	Penn State	21	Penn State 38–22–5
1988	University Park	Syracuse	24	Penn State	10	Penn State 38–23–5
1989	Syracuse	Penn State	34	Syracuse	12	Penn State 39–23–5
1990	University Park	Penn State	27	Syracuse	21	Penn State 40–23–5
2008	Syracuse	Penn State	55	Syracuse	13	Penn State 41–23–5
2009	University Park	Penn State	28	Syracuse	7	Penn State 42–23–5
2013	East Rutherford	Penn State	23	Syracuse	17	Penn State 43–23–5

References

↑ "The History of the Penn State - Syracuse Rivalry". Black Shoe Diaries. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
↑ Viera, Mark. (2008, September 10). "The Past for Syracuse and Penn State Is Now Present," The New York Times. Accessed: September 1, 2013.
↑ "The Penn State - Syracuse Rivalry Part II". Black Shoe Diaries. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
↑ "Penn State, Syracuse To Renew Football Rivalry | Penn State University". News.psu.edu. 2002-06-21. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
↑ "Penn State and Syracuse Open 2013 Season at MetLife Stadium - Penn State Official Athletic Site". Gopsusports.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
↑ Cohen, Michael. (2013, September 1). "New Syracuse QB Allen struggles in opening loss," The Post Standard, pp.C-1 ff.

Penn State Nittany Lions football

Venues	Old Main lawn (until 1891) Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Stadium (1960–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia

Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Something for Joey 1982 Nebraska game

People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 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 (1907–1978) 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

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

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 Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) Boston College–Holy Cross 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 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

Big Ten Conference football rivalries

Conference	Illinois–Northwestern Illinois–Ohio State Illinois–Purdue Indiana–Michigan State Indiana–Purdue Iowa–Minnesota Iowa–Nebraska Iowa–Wisconsin Maryland–Penn State Michigan State–Penn State Michigan–Michigan State Michigan–Minnesota Michigan–Ohio State Minnesota–Nebraska Minnesota–Penn State Minnesota–Wisconsin Nebraska–Wisconsin Ohio State–Penn State

Non-conference	Alabama–Penn State Colorado–Nebraska Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Iowa–Iowa State Johns Hopkins–Maryland Maryland–Navy Maryland–Virginia Maryland–West Virginia Miami–Nebraska Michigan State–Notre Dame Michigan–Notre Dame Missouri–Nebraska Nebraska–Oklahoma Nebraska–Texas Northwestern–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Purdue Penn State–Pittsburgh Penn State–Syracuse Penn State–West Virginia

Penn State Nittany Lions rivalries

Football	Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia

Basketball	Bucknell Pittsburgh

Other	Bucknell (Lacrosse) Lehigh (Wrestling)

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