Game notes: Notre Dame at Syracuse
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The matchup
- Notre Dame (6–1) at Syracuse (2–4, 0–4 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, JMA Wireless Dome.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 13th meeting; Notre Dame leads the series 9–3.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 22, 2025: Notre Dame 70, Syracuse 7.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1914: Notre Dame 20, Syracuse 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Syracuse is 2–2 at home against Notre Dame.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Notre Dame 70–7 (at Notre Dame); 2022: Notre Dame 41–24 (at Syracuse); 2020: Notre Dame 45–21 (at Notre Dame); 2018: Notre Dame 36–3 (neutral site); 2016: Notre Dame 50–33 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Notre Dame
- Notre Dame is 6–1, 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 41–13 vs. Wisconsin; W 52–0 vs. Rice; W 27–10 vs. Michigan State; W 49–10 at Purdue; W 37–26 at North Carolina; W 58–7 vs. Stanford; L 24–28 at No. 8 BYU.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Notre Dame is No. 5 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Marcus Freeman is 49–13 in his sixth season at Notre Dame.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Marcus Freeman is 2–0 against Syracuse.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- C.J. Carr (QB): 1,639 passing yards, 16 TD, No. 10 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nolan James Jr. (RB): 412 rushing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Drayk Bowen (LB): 38 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- C.J. Carr needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Everett Golson (41, 2012–14) for eighth on Notre Dame’s career touchdown passes list. He has 40 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jordan Faison needs 9 catches to pass Tyler Eifert (140, 2009–12) for 10th on Notre Dame’s career receptions list. He has 132 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Notre Dame lost to No. 13 Stanford 38–36.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Syracuse
- Syracuse is 2–4 (0–4 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 66–3 vs. New Hampshire; L 18–21 vs. California; L 13–27 at Pittsburgh; W 42–41 at UConn; L 25–28 at Virginia; L 26–34 vs. Louisville.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Syracuse has lost two straight, since beating UConn 42–41 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Syracuse is No. 114 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Fran Brown is 15–16 in his third season at Syracuse.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Fran Brown is 0–1 against Notre Dame.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Umari Hatcher (WR): 50 catches, 784 yards, 7 TD, No. 3 in FBS in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tylik Hill (RB): 430 rushing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris D’Appolonia (LB): 45 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1998, Syracuse beat No. 19 Miami 66–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Fran Brown is 0–1 against Marcus Freeman’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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