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Holy Cross vs Syracuse Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Holy Cross and Syracuse.
PROGRAM ONEHoly Cross5 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD5–25WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOSyracuse25 recorded wins
30Recorded meetings
1905Earliest documented
2024Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1905Holy Cross4 — 15Syracuse
- 1920Holy Cross3 — 0Syracuse
- 1941Holy Cross0 — 6Syracuse
- 1942Holy Cross0 — 19Syracuse
- 1946Holy Cross12 — 21Syracuse
- 1947Holy Cross26 — 0Syracuse
- 1948Holy Cross33 — 7Syracuse
- 1949Holy Cross13 — 47Syracuse
- 1950Holy Cross27 — 34Syracuse
- 1952Holy Cross19 — 20Syracuse
- 1953Holy Cross0 — 21Syracuse
- 1954Holy Cross20 — 25Syracuse
- 1955Holy Cross9 — 49Syracuse
- 1956Holy Cross20 — 41Syracuse
- 1957Holy Cross20 — 19Syracuse
- 1958Holy Cross14 — 13Syracuse
- 1959Holy Cross6 — 42Syracuse
- 1960Holy Cross6 — 15Syracuse
- 1961Holy Cross6 — 34Syracuse
- 1962Holy Cross20 — 30Syracuse
- 1963Holy Cross0 — 48Syracuse
- 1964Holy Cross8 — 34Syracuse
- 1965Holy Cross6 — 32Syracuse
- 1966Holy Cross6 — 28Syracuse
- 1967Holy Cross7 — 41Syracuse
- 1968Holy Cross0 — 47Syracuse
- 1971Holy Cross21 — 63Syracuse
- 1973Holy Cross3 — 5Syracuse
- 2019Holy Cross3 — 41Syracuse
- 2024Holy Cross14 — 42Syracuse
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 14–42 | Syracuse won |
| 2019 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 3–41 | Syracuse won |
| 1973 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 3–5 | Syracuse won |
| 1971 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 21–63 | Syracuse won |
| 1968 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 0–47 | Syracuse won |
| 1967 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 7–41 | Syracuse won |
| 1966 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 6–28 | Syracuse won |
| 1965 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 6–32 | Syracuse won |
| 1964 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 8–34 | Syracuse won |
| 1963 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 0–48 | Syracuse won |
| 1962 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 20–30 | Syracuse won |
| 1961 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 6–34 | Syracuse won |
| 1960 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 6–15 | Syracuse won |
| 1959 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 6–42 | Syracuse won |
| 1958 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 14–13 | Holy Cross won |
| 1957 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 20–19 | Holy Cross won |
| 1956 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 20–41 | Syracuse won |
| 1955 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 9–49 | Syracuse won |
| 1954 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 20–25 | Syracuse won |
| 1953 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 0–21 | Syracuse won |
| 1952 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 19–20 | Syracuse won |
| 1950 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 27–34 | Syracuse won |
| 1949 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 13–47 | Syracuse won |
| 1948 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 33–7 | Holy Cross won |
| 1947 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 26–0 | Holy Cross won |
| 1946 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 12–21 | Syracuse won |
| 1942 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 0–19 | Syracuse won |
| 1941 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 0–6 | Syracuse won |
| 1920 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 3–0 | Holy Cross won |
| 1905 | Holy Cross vs Syracuse | 4–15 | Syracuse won |
OUR DATA STANDARD
Sources and historical coverage
These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.
Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.