NC State vs. Syracuse

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

1. NC State’s biggest win1977: NC State 38, Syracuse 0by 38 points
2. Syracuse’s biggest win2022: Syracuse 24, NC State 9by 15 points
3. Upset1997: NC State 32, Syracuse 31NC State had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset2014: NC State 24, Syracuse 17NC State had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Ranked showdown2022: Syracuse 24, NC State 9No. 15 NC State at No. 18 Syracuse

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

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.

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

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• NC State vs. Wake Forest119 meetings, NC State 70–⁠44–⁠5
• NC State vs. North Carolina106 meetings, NC State 41–⁠60–⁠5
• NC State vs. Clemson91 meetings, NC State 30–⁠60–⁠1
• NC State vs. Duke86 meetings, NC State 37–⁠44–⁠5
• Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh82 meetings, Syracuse 33–⁠46–⁠3
• Syracuse vs. Penn State71 meetings, Syracuse 23–⁠43–⁠5
• Syracuse vs. West Virginia61 meetings, Syracuse 34–⁠27
• Syracuse vs. Colgate61 meetings, Syracuse 32–⁠25–⁠4