Miami (OH) vs. Syracuse

Miami (OH) and Syracuse have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1980; officially, Syracuse leads 2–⁠1; as played, 3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Syracuse 3–⁠1. The NCAA vacated Syracuse’s win (2006); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Syracuse leads 2–⁠1
Miami (OH) wins on file
1
Syracuse wins on file
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1980
Longest streak
3 Syracuse
Current streak
1 Miami (OH)
Last 10 meetings
Syracuse 3–⁠1
Most recent
2007

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
2000s1–⁠1
Average margin
12.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Miami (OH)
1–⁠0 Miami (OH)‘s record at home
At Syracuse
3–⁠0 Syracuse’s record at home

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Miami (OH) and Syracuse, 1980 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Sep 29, 2007Miami (OH) 17, Syracuse 14at Miami (OH)
Sep 23, 2006Syracuse 34, Miami (OH) 14vacatedat Syracuse
Sep 19, 1987Syracuse 24, Miami (OH) 10at Syracuse
Sep 20, 1980Syracuse 36, Miami (OH) 24at 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.