Syracuse vs. UConn

Syracuse and UConn have 15 meetings on file, the first in 2004; officially, Syracuse leads 7–⁠6; as played, 9–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Syracuse 7–⁠3, and Syracuse has won the last 7. The NCAA vacated Syracuse’s two wins (2004 and 2006); they don’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Scheduled 2027 at UConn; 2028 at Syracuse. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Official series
Syracuse leads 7–⁠6
Syracuse wins on file
9
UConn wins on file
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2004
Longest streak
7 Syracuse
Current streak
7 Syracuse
Last 10 meetings
Syracuse 7–⁠3
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠4
2010s3–⁠2
2020s4–⁠0
Average margin
16.7 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Syracuse
6–⁠2 Syracuse’s record at home
At UConn
4–⁠3 UConn’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Syracuse’s biggest win2022: Syracuse 48, UConn 14by 34 points
  2. UConn’s biggest win2009: UConn 56, Syracuse 31by 25 points
  3. Upset2026: Syracuse 42, UConn 41Syracuse had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2016: Syracuse 31, UConn 24Syracuse had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsSyracuseSeriesUConn
2005–⁠2008Greg Robinson1–⁠3Randy Edsall

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Syracuse’s side (Robinson 1–⁠3 against Edsall). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Syracuse and UConn, 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

Kyle McCord Syracuse37 of 47, 470 yards, 2 TD2024 Passing
Dan Orlovsky UConn39 of 51, 445 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT2004 Passing
Amba Etta-Tawo Syracuse12 catches, 270 yards, 2 TD2016 Receiving
Umari Hatcher Syracuse12 catches, 152 yards, 3 TD2026 Receiving

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

Every game

Oct 3, 2026Syracuse 42, UConn 41at UConn
Sep 6, 2025Syracuse 27, UConn 20at Syracuse
Nov 23, 2024Syracuse 31, UConn 24at Syracuse
Sep 10, 2022Syracuse 48, UConn 14at UConn
Sep 22, 2018Syracuse 51, UConn 21at Syracuse
Sep 24, 2016Syracuse 31, UConn 24at UConn
Oct 19, 2012Syracuse 40, UConn 10at Syracuse
Nov 5, 2011UConn 28, Syracuse 21at UConn
Nov 20, 2010UConn 23, Syracuse 6at Syracuse
Nov 28, 2009UConn 56, Syracuse 31at UConn
Nov 15, 2008UConn 39, Syracuse 14at Syracuse
Nov 17, 200725UConn 30, Syracuse 7at UConn
Nov 18, 2006Syracuse 20, UConn 14vacatedat Syracuse
Oct 7, 2005UConn 26, Syracuse 7at UConn
Oct 30, 2004Syracuse 42, UConn 30vacatedat Syracuse

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.