Cincinnati vs. Syracuse

Cincinnati and Syracuse have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1993; officially, Cincinnati leads 8–⁠4; as played, 8–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Cincinnati 8–⁠2, and Cincinnati has won the last 2. The NCAA vacated Syracuse’s win (2004); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Cincinnati leads 8–⁠4
Cincinnati wins on file
8
Syracuse wins on file
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1993
Longest streak
5 Cincinnati
Current streak
2 Cincinnati
Last 10 meetings
Cincinnati 8–⁠2
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s0–⁠3
2000s6–⁠1
2010s2–⁠1
Average margin
16 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cincinnati
4–⁠2 Cincinnati’s record at home
At Syracuse
3–⁠4 Syracuse’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Cincinnati’s biggest win2009: Cincinnati 28, Syracuse 7by 21 points
  2. Syracuse’s biggest win1998: Syracuse 63, Cincinnati 21by 42 points
  3. Upset2010: Syracuse 31, Cincinnati 7Syracuse had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsCincinnatiSeriesSyracuse
1994–⁠2000Rick Minter1–⁠2Paul Pasqualoni
2010–⁠2012Butch Jones2–⁠1Doug Marrone

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Cincinnati’s side (Minter 1–⁠2 against Pasqualoni). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cincinnati and Syracuse, 1993 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

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.

Every game

Nov 3, 2012Cincinnati 35, Syracuse 24at Cincinnati
Nov 26, 2011Cincinnati 30, Syracuse 13at Syracuse
Oct 30, 2010Syracuse 31, Cincinnati 7at Cincinnati
Oct 31, 20095Cincinnati 28, Syracuse 7at Syracuse
Nov 29, 200816Cincinnati 30, Syracuse 10at Cincinnati
Nov 24, 200724Cincinnati 52, Syracuse 31at Syracuse
Oct 28, 2006Cincinnati 17, Syracuse 3at Cincinnati
Oct 29, 2005Cincinnati 22, Syracuse 16at Syracuse
Sep 18, 2004Syracuse 19, Cincinnati 7vacatedat Syracuse
Sep 9, 2000Cincinnati 12, Syracuse 10at Cincinnati
Oct 10, 199824Syracuse 63, Cincinnati 21at Syracuse
Sep 10, 1994Syracuse 34, Cincinnati 19at Cincinnati
Sep 25, 199312Syracuse 24, Cincinnati 21at Syracuse

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.