New York University vs. Syracuse
New York University and Syracuse first met in 1899 and have played 6 times; Syracuse leads the series 6–0. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Syracuse 6–0, and Syracuse has won the last 6. Share
- New York University wins
- 0
- Syracuse wins
- 6
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1899
- Longest streak
- 6 Syracuse
- Current streak
- 6 Syracuse
- Last 10 meetings
- Syracuse 6–0
- Most recent
- 1941
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1900s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–2 |
- Average margin
- 27.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Syracuse
- 4–0 Syracuse’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–2 New York University first
- Shutouts
- 4
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Syracuse’s biggest win1913: Syracuse 48, New York University 0by 48 points
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.
From the newspapers

1913 · The evening times, Grand Forks, N.D., Nov 10, 1913

1922 · New-York tribune, New York, Oct 8, 1922

1940 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Oct 13, 1940
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Oct 18, 1941 | Syracuse 31, New York University 0 | Neutral site | ||
| Oct 12, 1940 | Syracuse 47, New York University 13 | Neutral site | ||
| Oct 7, 1922 | Syracuse 34, New York University 0 | at Syracuse | ||
| Nov 8, 1913 | Syracuse 48, New York University 0 | at Syracuse | ||
| Oct 13, 1900 | Syracuse 12, New York University 0 | at Syracuse | ||
| Oct 14, 1899 | Syracuse 10, New York University 5 | at Syracuse |
Every game is listed as played on the field.