Louisville vs. Syracuse

Louisville and Syracuse have 22 meetings on file, the first in 1985; Louisville leads the series 14–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Louisville 8–⁠2.

Scheduled 2027 at Louisville. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Louisville wins
14
Syracuse wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1985
Longest streak
4 Louisville
Current streak
1 Louisville
Last 10 meetings
Louisville 8–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s0–⁠2
1990s0–⁠1
2000s4–⁠2
2010s7–⁠2
2020s3–⁠1
Average margin
20.4 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Louisville
8–⁠2 Louisville’s record at home
At Syracuse
5–⁠6 Syracuse’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Louisville first
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Louisville’s biggest win2017: Louisville 56, Syracuse 10by 46 points
  2. Syracuse’s biggest win1985: Syracuse 48, Louisville 0by 48 points
  3. Upset2007: Syracuse 38, Louisville 35Syracuse had a 10% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2008: Syracuse 28, Louisville 21Syracuse had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2012: Syracuse 45, Louisville 26Syracuse had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsLouisvilleSeriesSyracuse
2010–⁠2012Charlie Strong2–⁠1Doug Marrone
2016–⁠2018Bobby Petrino2–⁠1Dino Babers
2019–⁠2022Scott Satterfield3–⁠1Dino Babers

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Louisville and Syracuse, 1985 on1300150017001990200020102020

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

Brian Brohm Louisville45 of 65, 555 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT2007 Passing
Lamar Jackson Louisville21 carries, 199 yards, 4 TD2016 Rushing
Javian Hawkins Louisville23 carries, 233 yards, 1 TD2019 Rushing
Umari Hatcher Syracuse13 catches, 224 yards, 1 TD2026 Receiving
Alec Lemon Syracuse9 catches, 176 yards, 2 TD2012 Receiving

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

Every game

Oct 17, 2026Louisville 34, Syracuse 26at Syracuse
Sep 3, 2022Syracuse 31, Louisville 7at Syracuse
Nov 13, 2021Louisville 41, Syracuse 3at Louisville
Nov 20, 2020Louisville 30, Syracuse 0at Louisville
Nov 23, 2019Louisville 56, Syracuse 34at Louisville
Nov 9, 201813Syracuse 54, Louisville 23at Syracuse
Nov 18, 2017Louisville 56, Syracuse 10at Louisville
Sep 9, 201613Louisville 62, Syracuse 28at Syracuse
Nov 7, 2015Louisville 41, Syracuse 17at Louisville
Oct 3, 2014Louisville 28, Syracuse 6at Syracuse
Nov 10, 2012Syracuse 45, 11Louisville 26at Syracuse
Oct 29, 2011Louisville 27, Syracuse 10at Louisville
Nov 6, 2010Louisville 28, Syracuse 20at Syracuse
Nov 14, 2009Louisville 10, Syracuse 9at Louisville
Nov 1, 2008Syracuse 28, Louisville 21at Syracuse
Sep 22, 2007Syracuse 38, 18Louisville 35at Louisville
Oct 21, 20066Louisville 28, Syracuse 13at Syracuse
Nov 26, 200517Louisville 41, Syracuse 17at Louisville
Sep 13, 2003Louisville 30, Syracuse 20at Syracuse
Oct 3, 199217Syracuse 15, Louisville 9at Louisville
Dec 4, 1989Syracuse 24, Louisville 13Neutral site
Oct 5, 1985Syracuse 48, Louisville 0at Syracuse

Every game is listed as played on the field.