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Penn State vs Syracuse Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Penn State and Syracuse.

PROGRAM ONEPenn State43 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD43–23–5WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOSyracuse23 recorded wins
71Recorded meetings
1922Earliest documented
2013Most recent season
5Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

71 games
  1. 1922
    Penn State0 — 0Syracuse
    Oct 28, 1922Tie
  2. 1923
    Penn State0 — 10Syracuse
    Nov 3, 1923Syracuse won
  3. 1924
    Penn State6 — 10Syracuse
    Oct 25, 1924Syracuse won
  4. 1925
    Penn State0 — 7Syracuse
    Oct 31, 1925Syracuse won
  5. 1926
    Penn State0 — 10Syracuse
    Oct 23, 1926Syracuse won
  6. 1927
    Penn State9 — 6Syracuse
    Oct 22, 1927Penn State won
  7. 1928
    Penn State6 — 6Syracuse
    Oct 26, 1928Tie
  8. 1929
    Penn State6 — 4Syracuse
    Nov 2, 1929Penn State won
  9. 1930
    Penn State0 — 0Syracuse
    Nov 8, 1930Tie
  10. 1931
    Penn State0 — 7Syracuse
    Oct 24, 1931Syracuse won
  11. 1932
    Penn State6 — 12Syracuse
    Oct 22, 1932Syracuse won
  12. 1933
    Penn State6 — 12Syracuse
    Nov 4, 1933Syracuse won
  13. 1934
    Penn State0 — 16Syracuse
    Nov 3, 1934Syracuse won
  14. 1935
    Penn State3 — 7Syracuse
    Nov 2, 1935Syracuse won
  15. 1936
    Penn State18 — 0Syracuse
    Oct 31, 1936Penn State won
  16. 1937
    Penn State13 — 19Syracuse
    Oct 30, 1937Syracuse won
  17. 1938
    Penn State33 — 6Syracuse
    Oct 29, 1938Penn State won
  18. 1939
    Penn State6 — 6Syracuse
    Oct 28, 1939Tie
  19. 1940
    Penn State13 — 13Syracuse
    Nov 9, 1940Tie
  20. 1941
    Penn State34 — 19Syracuse
    Nov 8, 1941Penn State won
  21. 1942
    Penn State18 — 13Syracuse
    Nov 7, 1942Penn State won
  22. 1944
    Penn State41 — 0Syracuse
    Nov 4, 1944Penn State won
  23. 1945
    Penn State26 — 0Syracuse
    Nov 3, 1945Penn State won
  24. 1946
    Penn State9 — 0Syracuse
    Oct 12, 1946Penn State won
  25. 1947
    Penn State40 — 0Syracuse
    Oct 18, 1947Penn State won
  26. 1948
    Penn State34 — 14Syracuse
    Oct 8, 1948Penn State won
  27. 1949
    Penn State33 — 21Syracuse
    Oct 29, 1949Penn State won
  28. 1950
    Penn State7 — 27Syracuse
    Oct 14, 1950Syracuse won
  29. 1951
    Penn State32 — 13Syracuse
    Nov 10, 1951Penn State won
  30. 1952
    Penn State7 — 25Syracuse
    Nov 8, 1952Syracuse won
  31. 1953
    Penn State20 — 14Syracuse
    Oct 17, 1953Penn State won
  32. 1954
    Penn State13 — 0Syracuse
    Oct 2, 1954Penn State won
  33. 1955
    Penn State21 — 20Syracuse
    Nov 5, 1955Penn State won
  34. 1956
    Penn State9 — 13Syracuse
    Nov 3, 1956Syracuse won
  35. 1957
    Penn State20 — 12Syracuse
    Oct 26, 1957Penn State won
  36. 1958
    Penn State6 — 14Syracuse
    Oct 25, 1958Syracuse won
  37. 1959
    Penn State18 — 20Syracuse
    Nov 7, 1959Syracuse won
  38. 1960
    Penn State15 — 21Syracuse
    Oct 15, 1960Syracuse won
  39. 1961
    Penn State14 — 0Syracuse
    Oct 21, 1961Penn State won
  40. 1962
    Penn State20 — 19Syracuse
    Oct 20, 1962Penn State won
  41. 1963
    Penn State0 — 9Syracuse
    Oct 19, 1963Syracuse won
  42. 1964
    Penn State14 — 21Syracuse
    Oct 17, 1964Syracuse won
  43. 1965
    Penn State21 — 28Syracuse
    Oct 16, 1965Syracuse won
  44. 1966
    Penn State10 — 12Syracuse
    Nov 5, 1966Syracuse won
  45. 1967
    Penn State29 — 20Syracuse
    Oct 28, 1967Penn State won
  46. 1968
    Penn State30 — 12Syracuse
    Dec 7, 1968Penn State won
  47. 1969
    Penn State15 — 14Syracuse
    Oct 18, 1969Penn State won
  48. 1970
    Penn State7 — 24Syracuse
    Oct 17, 1970Syracuse won
  49. 1971
    Penn State31 — 0Syracuse
    Oct 16, 1971Penn State won
  50. 1972
    Penn State17 — 0Syracuse
    Oct 21, 1972Penn State won
  51. 1973
    Penn State49 — 6Syracuse
    Oct 20, 1973Penn State won
  52. 1974
    Penn State30 — 14Syracuse
    Oct 19, 1974Penn State won
  53. 1975
    Penn State19 — 7Syracuse
    Oct 18, 1975Penn State won
  54. 1976
    Penn State27 — 3Syracuse
    Oct 16, 1976Penn State won
  55. 1977
    Penn State31 — 24Syracuse
    Oct 15, 1977Penn State won
  56. 1978
    Penn State45 — 15Syracuse
    Oct 21, 1978Penn State won
  57. 1979
    Penn State35 — 7Syracuse
    Oct 20, 1979Penn State won
  58. 1980
    Penn State24 — 7Syracuse
    Oct 18, 1980Penn State won
  59. 1981
    Penn State41 — 16Syracuse
    Oct 17, 1981Penn State won
  60. 1982
    Penn State28 — 7Syracuse
    Oct 16, 1982Penn State won
  61. 1983
    Penn State17 — 6Syracuse
    Oct 15, 1983Penn State won
  62. 1984
    Penn State21 — 3Syracuse
    Oct 20, 1984Penn State won
  63. 1985
    Penn State24 — 20Syracuse
    Oct 19, 1985Penn State won
  64. 1986
    Penn State42 — 3Syracuse
    Oct 18, 1986Penn State won
  65. 1987
    Penn State21 — 48Syracuse
    Oct 17, 1987Syracuse won
  66. 1988
    Penn State10 — 24Syracuse
    Oct 15, 1988Syracuse won
  67. 1989
    Penn State34 — 12Syracuse
    Oct 14, 1989Penn State won
  68. 1990
    Penn State27 — 21Syracuse
    Oct 13, 1990Penn State won
  69. 2008
    Penn State55 — 13Syracuse
    Sep 13, 2008Penn State wonJMA Wireless Dome
  70. 2009
    Penn State28 — 7Syracuse
    Sep 12, 2009Penn State wonBeaver Stadium
  71. 2013
    Penn State23 — 17Syracuse
    Aug 31, 2013Penn State won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2013Penn State vs Syracuse23–17Penn State won
2009Penn State vs Syracuse28–7Penn State won
2008Penn State vs Syracuse55–13Penn State won
1990Penn State vs Syracuse27–21Penn State won
1989Penn State vs Syracuse34–12Penn State won
1988Penn State vs Syracuse10–24Syracuse won
1987Penn State vs Syracuse21–48Syracuse won
1986Penn State vs Syracuse42–3Penn State won
1985Penn State vs Syracuse24–20Penn State won
1984Penn State vs Syracuse21–3Penn State won
1983Penn State vs Syracuse17–6Penn State won
1982Penn State vs Syracuse28–7Penn State won
1981Penn State vs Syracuse41–16Penn State won
1980Penn State vs Syracuse24–7Penn State won
1979Penn State vs Syracuse35–7Penn State won
1978Penn State vs Syracuse45–15Penn State won
1977Penn State vs Syracuse31–24Penn State won
1976Penn State vs Syracuse27–3Penn State won
1975Penn State vs Syracuse19–7Penn State won
1974Penn State vs Syracuse30–14Penn State won
1973Penn State vs Syracuse49–6Penn State won
1972Penn State vs Syracuse17–0Penn State won
1971Penn State vs Syracuse31–0Penn State won
1970Penn State vs Syracuse7–24Syracuse won
1969Penn State vs Syracuse15–14Penn State won
1968Penn State vs Syracuse30–12Penn State won
1967Penn State vs Syracuse29–20Penn State won
1966Penn State vs Syracuse10–12Syracuse won
1965Penn State vs Syracuse21–28Syracuse won
1964Penn State vs Syracuse14–21Syracuse won
1963Penn State vs Syracuse0–9Syracuse won
1962Penn State vs Syracuse20–19Penn State won
1961Penn State vs Syracuse14–0Penn State won
1960Penn State vs Syracuse15–21Syracuse won
1959Penn State vs Syracuse18–20Syracuse won
1958Penn State vs Syracuse6–14Syracuse won
1957Penn State vs Syracuse20–12Penn State won
1956Penn State vs Syracuse9–13Syracuse won
1955Penn State vs Syracuse21–20Penn State won
1954Penn State vs Syracuse13–0Penn State won
1953Penn State vs Syracuse20–14Penn State won
1952Penn State vs Syracuse7–25Syracuse won
1951Penn State vs Syracuse32–13Penn State won
1950Penn State vs Syracuse7–27Syracuse won
1949Penn State vs Syracuse33–21Penn State won
1948Penn State vs Syracuse34–14Penn State won
1947Penn State vs Syracuse40–0Penn State won
1946Penn State vs Syracuse9–0Penn State won
1945Penn State vs Syracuse26–0Penn State won
1944Penn State vs Syracuse41–0Penn State won
1942Penn State vs Syracuse18–13Penn State won
1941Penn State vs Syracuse34–19Penn State won
1940Penn State vs Syracuse13–13Tie
1939Penn State vs Syracuse6–6Tie
1938Penn State vs Syracuse33–6Penn State won
1937Penn State vs Syracuse13–19Syracuse won
1936Penn State vs Syracuse18–0Penn State won
1935Penn State vs Syracuse3–7Syracuse won
1934Penn State vs Syracuse0–16Syracuse won
1933Penn State vs Syracuse6–12Syracuse won
1932Penn State vs Syracuse6–12Syracuse won
1931Penn State vs Syracuse0–7Syracuse won
1930Penn State vs Syracuse0–0Tie
1929Penn State vs Syracuse6–4Penn State won
1928Penn State vs Syracuse6–6Tie
1927Penn State vs Syracuse9–6Penn State won
1926Penn State vs Syracuse0–10Syracuse won
1925Penn State vs Syracuse0–7Syracuse won
1924Penn State vs Syracuse6–10Syracuse won
1923Penn State vs Syracuse0–10Syracuse won
1922Penn State vs Syracuse0–0Tie
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.