Clemson vs. Syracuse

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

1. Clemson’s biggest win2016: Clemson 54, Syracuse 0by 54 points
2. Syracuse’s biggest win1995: Syracuse 41, Clemson 0by 41 points
3. Upset2017: Syracuse 27, Clemson 24Syracuse had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Ranked showdown2022: Clemson 27, Syracuse 21No. 14 Syracuse at No. 5 Clemson

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Clemson’s side (Swinney 3–⁠0 against Shafer). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

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  The 2013 game

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  The 2013 game

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  The 2013 game

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  The 2013 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Clemson vs. South Carolina117 meetings, Clemson 70–⁠43–⁠4
• Clemson vs. NC State91 meetings, Clemson 60–⁠30–⁠1
• Clemson vs. Wake Forest90 meetings, Clemson 72–⁠17–⁠1
• Clemson vs. Georgia Tech88 meetings, Clemson 34–⁠52–⁠2
• Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh82 meetings, Syracuse 33–⁠46–⁠3
• Syracuse vs. Penn State71 meetings, Syracuse 23–⁠43–⁠5
• Syracuse vs. West Virginia61 meetings, Syracuse 34–⁠27
• Syracuse vs. Colgate61 meetings, Syracuse 32–⁠25–⁠4