Oregon State vs. Syracuse
Oregon State and Syracuse have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1915; Syracuse leads the series 5–3 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Syracuse 5–3. Share
- Oregon State wins
- 3
- Syracuse wins
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1915
- Longest streak
- 3 Syracuse
- Current streak
- 1 Oregon State
- Last 10 meetings
- Syracuse 5–3
- Most recent
- 1977
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 14.9 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Oregon State
- 2–2 Oregon State’s record at home
- At Syracuse
- 3–1 Syracuse’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Oregon State’s biggest win1964: Oregon State 31, Syracuse 13by 18 points
- Syracuse’s biggest win1915: Syracuse 28, Oregon State 0by 28 points
- Upset1965: Oregon State 13, Syracuse 12Oregon State had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Oregon State | Series | Syracuse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–1964 | Tommy Prothro | 1–2 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Oregon State’s side (Prothro 1–2 against Schwartzwalder). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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
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
| Sep 10, 1977 | Oregon State 24, Syracuse 12 | at Oregon State | ||
| Oct 2, 1976 | Syracuse 21, Oregon State 3 | at Syracuse | ||
| Sep 7, 1974 | Syracuse 23, Oregon State 15 | at Syracuse | ||
| Nov 6, 1965 | Oregon State 13, Syracuse 12 | at Syracuse | ||
| Oct 24, 1964 | Oregon State 31, 8Syracuse 13 | at Oregon State | ||
| Oct 26, 1963 | Syracuse 31, Oregon State 8 | at Syracuse | ||
| Sep 23, 1961 | Syracuse 19, Oregon State 8 | at Oregon State | ||
| Dec 1, 1915 | Syracuse 28, Oregon State 0 | at Oregon State |
Every game is listed as played on the field.

