Syracuse vs. Virginia Tech

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

1. Syracuse’s biggest win1988: Syracuse 35, Virginia Tech 0by 35 points
2. Virginia Tech’s biggest win1999: Virginia Tech 62, Syracuse 0by 62 points
3. Upset2016: Syracuse 31, Virginia Tech 17Syracuse had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset2001: Syracuse 22, Virginia Tech 14Syracuse had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2021: Syracuse 41, Virginia Tech 36Syracuse had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
6. Ranked showdown1999: Virginia Tech 62, Syracuse 0No. 16 Syracuse at No. 4 Virginia Tech

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Syracuse’s side (Pasqualoni 6–⁠6 against Beamer). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 1999.

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Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh82 meetings, Syracuse 33–⁠46–⁠3
• Syracuse vs. Penn State71 meetings, Syracuse 23–⁠43–⁠5
• Syracuse vs. West Virginia61 meetings, Syracuse 34–⁠27
• Syracuse vs. Colgate61 meetings, Syracuse 32–⁠25–⁠4
• Virginia Tech vs. Virginia101 meetings, Virginia Tech 62–⁠34–⁠5
• Virginia Tech vs. VMI75 meetings, Virginia Tech 47–⁠23–⁠5
• Virginia Tech vs. William & Mary64 meetings, Virginia Tech 42–⁠18–⁠4
• Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia54 meetings, Virginia Tech 23–⁠30–⁠1