Kansas vs. Syracuse
Kansas and Syracuse have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1959; the series is tied 4–4 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s even at 4–4. Share
- Kansas wins
- 4
- Syracuse wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1959
- Longest streak
- 2 Syracuse
- Current streak
- 1 Kansas
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 4–4
- Most recent
- 1980
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Kansas 0, Syracuse 1; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 15.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kansas
- 2–2 Kansas’s record at home
- At Syracuse
- 2–2 Syracuse’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Kansas’s biggest win1970: Kansas 31, Syracuse 14by 17 points
- Syracuse’s biggest win1964: Syracuse 38, Kansas 6by 32 points
- Upset1980: Kansas 23, Syracuse 8Kansas had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1970: Kansas 31, Syracuse 14Kansas had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1960: Syracuse 14, Kansas 7No. 2 Syracuse at No. 5 Kansas
Coach against coach
| Years | Kansas | Series | Syracuse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–1964 | Jack Mitchell | 1–3 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kansas’s side (Mitchell 1–3 against Schwartzwalder). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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.
Every game
| Oct 4, 1980 | Kansas 23, Syracuse 8 | at Syracuse | ||
| Oct 6, 1979 | Syracuse 45, Kansas 27 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 26, 1970 | Kansas 31, Syracuse 14 | at Syracuse | ||
| Sep 27, 1969 | Kansas 13, Syracuse 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 26, 1964 | 9Syracuse 38, Kansas 6 | at Syracuse | ||
| Sep 28, 1963 | Kansas 10, Syracuse 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Oct 1, 1960 | 2Syracuse 14, 5Kansas 7 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 26, 1959 | Syracuse 35, Kansas 21 | at Syracuse |
Every game is listed as played on the field.