California vs. Syracuse
California and Syracuse have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1967; the series is tied 2–2 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s even at 2–2. Share
2029 at California. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- California wins
- 2
- Syracuse wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1967
- Longest streak
- 1 Syracuse
- Current streak
- 1 California
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 2–2
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: California 1, Syracuse 0
- Average margin
- 15 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At California
- 1–1 California’s record at home
- At Syracuse
- 1–1 Syracuse’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Kingston Lopa California | 5 tackles, 3 INT, 1 TD | 2026 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Sep 12, 2026 | California 21, Syracuse 18 | at Syracuse | ||
| Nov 16, 2024 | Syracuse 33, California 25 | at California | ||
| Oct 26, 1968 | 11California 43, 10Syracuse 0 | at California | ||
| Oct 21, 1967 | Syracuse 20, California 14 | at Syracuse |
Every game is listed as played on the field.