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Florida State vs. Syracuse

Florida State and Syracuse have 16 meetings on file, the first in 1966; Florida State leads the series 14–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Florida State 9–⁠1, and Florida State has won the last 4.

Florida State wins
14
Syracuse wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1966
Longest streak
10 Florida State
Current streak
4 Florida State
Last 10 meetings
Florida State 9–⁠1
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠1
1970s1–⁠0
1980s1–⁠0
1990s1–⁠0
2000s2–⁠0
2010s6–⁠1
2020s3–⁠0
Both ranked
2 meetings: Florida State 2, Syracuse 0; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
24 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida State
8–⁠0 Florida State’s record at home
At Syracuse
2–⁠6 Syracuse’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Florida State’s biggest win2013: Florida State 59, Syracuse 3by 56 points
  2. Syracuse’s biggest win2018: Syracuse 30, Florida State 7by 23 points
  3. Ranked showdown1991: Florida State 46, Syracuse 14No. 10 Syracuse at No. 1 Florida State
  4. Ranked showdown1989: Florida State 41, Syracuse 10No. 22 Florida State at No. 17 Syracuse

Coach against coach

YearsFlorida StateSeriesSyracuse
2013–⁠2015Jimbo Fisher3–⁠0Scott Shafer
2021–⁠2023Mike Norvell3–⁠0Dino Babers

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida State and Syracuse, 1966 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Dalvin Cook Florida State28 carries, 225 yards, 4 TD2016 Rushing
Travis Rudolph Florida State5 catches, 191 yards, 3 TD2015 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Oct 14, 20234Florida State 41, Syracuse 3at Florida State
Nov 12, 202225Florida State 38, Syracuse 3at Syracuse
Oct 2, 2021Florida State 33, Syracuse 30at Florida State
Oct 26, 2019Florida State 35, Syracuse 17at Florida State
Sep 15, 2018Syracuse 30, Florida State 7at Syracuse
Nov 4, 2017Florida State 27, Syracuse 24at Florida State
Nov 19, 201617Florida State 45, Syracuse 14at Syracuse
Oct 31, 201517Florida State 45, Syracuse 21at Florida State
Oct 11, 20141Florida State 38, Syracuse 20at Syracuse
Nov 16, 20132Florida State 59, Syracuse 3at Florida State
Oct 1, 20056Florida State 38, Syracuse 14at Florida State
Oct 9, 20048Florida State 17, Syracuse 13at Syracuse
Oct 5, 19911Florida State 46, 10Syracuse 14at Florida State
Oct 7, 198922Florida State 41, 17Syracuse 10at Syracuse
Sep 9, 197817Florida State 28, Syracuse 0at Syracuse
Nov 12, 1966Syracuse 37, Florida State 21at Syracuse

Every game is listed as played on the field.