Syracuse vs. Tennessee
Syracuse and Tennessee have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1966; Tennessee leads the series 4–0 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Tennessee 4–0, and Tennessee has won the last 4. Share
- Syracuse wins
- 0
- Tennessee wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1966
- Longest streak
- 4 Tennessee
- Current streak
- 4 Tennessee
- Last 10 meetings
- Tennessee 4–0
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Syracuse 0, Tennessee 1
- Average margin
- 12.5 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Syracuse
- 0–1 Syracuse’s record at home
- At Tennessee
- 1–0 Tennessee’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–2 Syracuse first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Dewey Warren Tennessee | 1966 |
| Floyd Little Syracuse | 1966 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
On television
| 2025 | ABC | 2.6 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Aug 30, 2025 | 24Tennessee 45, Syracuse 26 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||
| Sep 1, 2001 | 8Tennessee 33, Syracuse 9 | at Tennessee | ||
| Sep 5, 1998 | 10Tennessee 34, 17Syracuse 33 | at Syracuse | ||
| Dec 31, 1966 | Tennessee 18, Syracuse 12 | Neutral site | Gator Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.