Purdue vs. Syracuse

Purdue and Syracuse have 3 meetings on file, the first in 2004; Syracuse leads the series 2–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Syracuse 2–⁠1, and Syracuse has won the last 2.

Purdue wins
1
Syracuse wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2004
Longest streak
2 Syracuse
Current streak
2 Syracuse
Last 10 meetings
Syracuse 2–⁠1
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s1–⁠0
2020s0–⁠2
Average margin
23 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Purdue
1–⁠1 Purdue’s record at home
At Syracuse
1–⁠0 Syracuse’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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 Purdue and Syracuse, 2004 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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

Biggest days

Garrett Shrader Syracuse25 carries, 195 yards, 4 TD2023 Rushing

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

Every game

Sep 16, 2023Syracuse 35, Purdue 20at Purdue
Sep 17, 2022Syracuse 32, Purdue 29at Syracuse
Sep 5, 2004Purdue 51, Syracuse 0at Purdue

Every game is listed as played on the field.