Miami vs. Syracuse

Miami and Syracuse have 25 meetings on file, the first in 1960; Miami leads the series 17–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Miami 7–⁠3.

Miami wins
17
Syracuse wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1960
Longest streak
6 Miami
Current streak
1 Miami
Last 10 meetings
Miami 7–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠2
1970s3–⁠3
1990s7–⁠2
2000s4–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
2020s1–⁠1
Both ranked
7 meetings: Miami 6, Syracuse 1; 2 both in the top 10
Average margin
21 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Miami
10–⁠3 Miami’s record at home
At Syracuse
3–⁠7 Syracuse’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠2 Miami first
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Miami’s biggest win2001: Miami 59, Syracuse 0by 59 points
  2. Syracuse’s biggest win1998: Syracuse 66, Miami 13by 53 points
  3. Upset1965: Miami 24, Syracuse 0Miami had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1996: Miami 38, Syracuse 31Miami had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Ranked showdown1992: Miami 16, Syracuse 10No. 1 Miami at No. 8 Syracuse
  6. Ranked showdown2001: Miami 59, Syracuse 0No. 14 Syracuse at No. 1 Miami
  7. Ranked showdown1994: Miami 27, Syracuse 6No. 5 Miami at No. 10 Syracuse
  8. Ranked showdown1993: Miami 49, Syracuse 0No. 23 Syracuse at No. 6 Miami

Coach against coach

YearsMiamiSeriesSyracuse
1992–⁠1994Dennis Erickson3–⁠0Paul Pasqualoni
1995–⁠2000Butch Davis4–⁠2Paul Pasqualoni
2001–⁠2003Larry Coker3–⁠0Paul Pasqualoni

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Miami and Syracuse, 1960 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Named most valuable

Dick Easterly1961

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2001.

2025ESPN1.2 million viewers

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 8, 202518Miami 38, Syracuse 10at Miami
Nov 30, 2024Syracuse 42, 8Miami 38at Syracuse
Oct 21, 20178Miami 27, Syracuse 19at Miami
Nov 15, 200314Miami 17, Syracuse 10at Miami
Nov 30, 20021Miami 49, Syracuse 7at Syracuse
Nov 17, 20011Miami 59, 14Syracuse 0at Miami
Nov 18, 20002Miami 26, Syracuse 0at Syracuse
Nov 27, 1999Miami 45, Syracuse 13at Miami
Nov 28, 199821Syracuse 66, 19Miami 13at Syracuse
Nov 29, 199716Syracuse 33, Miami 13at Miami
Nov 30, 199623Miami 38, 16Syracuse 31at Syracuse
Nov 25, 199525Miami 35, 22Syracuse 24at Miami
Nov 5, 19945Miami 27, 10Syracuse 6at Syracuse
Oct 23, 19936Miami 49, 23Syracuse 0at Miami
Nov 21, 19921Miami 16, 8Syracuse 10at Syracuse
Nov 24, 19902Miami 33, Syracuse 7at Miami
Oct 27, 1979Syracuse 25, Miami 15Neutral site
Nov 25, 1978Miami 21, Syracuse 9at Miami
Nov 22, 1974Miami 14, Syracuse 7at Miami
Oct 27, 1973Miami 34, Syracuse 23at Syracuse
Dec 4, 1971Syracuse 14, Miami 0at Miami
Nov 21, 1970Syracuse 56, Miami 16at Syracuse
Sep 25, 1965Miami 24, 9Syracuse 0at Syracuse
Dec 16, 1961Syracuse 15, Miami 14Neutral siteLiberty Bowl
Nov 18, 196014Syracuse 21, Miami 14at Miami

Every game is listed as played on the field.