Syracuse vs. Virginia

Syracuse and Virginia have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1975; Virginia leads the series 4–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Virginia 4–⁠3.

Scheduled 2028 at Syracuse; 2029 at Virginia. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Syracuse wins
3
Virginia wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1975
Longest streak
3 Virginia
Current streak
1 Virginia
Last 10 meetings
Virginia 4–⁠3
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
1970s2–⁠0
2000s0–⁠2
2010s0–⁠1
2020s1–⁠1
Average margin
10.7 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Syracuse
2–⁠1 Syracuse’s record at home
At Virginia
3–⁠1 Virginia’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

  1. Syracuse’s biggest win1975: Syracuse 37, Virginia 0by 37 points
  2. Virginia’s biggest win2004: Virginia 31, Syracuse 10by 21 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Syracuse and Virginia, 1975 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Oct 10, 2026Virginia 28, Syracuse 25at Virginia
Sep 23, 2022Syracuse 22, Virginia 20at Syracuse
Oct 17, 2015Virginia 44, Syracuse 38at Virginia
Sep 17, 200525Virginia 27, Syracuse 24at Syracuse
Sep 25, 200412Virginia 31, Syracuse 10at Virginia
Oct 29, 1977Syracuse 6, Virginia 3at Syracuse
Nov 15, 1975Syracuse 37, Virginia 0at Virginia

Every game is listed as played on the field.