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at its 5-year level▼ Down 3 this season
Career67since 1936
Peak921959
Last 566seasons
#68 nationally · 2-3 (0-3 conf)
Résumé #88 · better than its record
Schedule so far #79
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Syracuse Orange
ACC · Syracuse, NY · JMA Wireless Dome · Head coach Fran Brown
Rival
Pittsburgh · also Boston College
Heated rivalry
33-46-3 all time (82 meetings since 1916)
Pittsburgh leads
Last: lost 27-13 (2026) · Pittsburgh has won 3 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
1national titles
1Heisman
5AP top-10
10All-Americans
99NFL picks
52.4%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1891. Every season →
Chemistry
44
51Foundation
34Gel
gel counts 40% so far
▼ Below its norm -11Trending down
early · #120 of 138
HC year3
Ret. starters36%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 2-3 | ACC | — | #68 | 64 | Fran Brown |
| 2025 | 3-9 | ACC | — | #96 | 57 | Fran Brown |
| 2024 | 10-3 | ACC | #20 | #46 | 72 | Fran Brown |
| 2023 | 6-7 | ACC | — | #65 | 64 | Dino Babers; Nunzio Campanile |
| 2022 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #49 | 70 | Dino Babers |
| 2021 | 5-7 | ACC | — | #64 | 66 | Dino Babers |
| 2020 | 1-10 | ACC | — | — | — | Dino Babers |
| 2019 | 5-7 | ACC | — | #92 | 58 | Dino Babers |
| 2018 | 10-3 | ACC | #15 | #23 | 77 | Dino Babers |
| 2017 | 4-8 | ACC | — | #62 | 65 | Dino Babers |
| 2016 | 4-8 | ACC | — | #87 | 58 | Dino Babers |
| 2015 | 4-8 | ACC | — | #77 | 63 | Scott Shafer |
| 2014 | 3-9 | ACC | — | #76 | 60 | Scott Shafer |
| 2013 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #64 | 65 | Scott Shafer |
| 2012 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #31 | 74 | Doug Marrone |
| 2011 | 5-7 | Big East | — | #75 | 61 | Doug Marrone |
| 2010 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #68 | 62 | Doug Marrone |
| 2009 | 4-8 | Big East | — | #85 | 58 | Doug Marrone |
| 2008 | 3-9 | Big East | — | #99 | 53 | Greg Robinson |
| 2007 | 2-10 | Big East | — | #97 | 52 | Greg Robinson |
| 2006 | 4-8 | Big East | — | #69 | 61 | Greg Robinson |
| 2005 | 1-10 | Big East | — | #91 | 56 | Greg Robinson |
| 2004 | 6-6 | Big East | — | #66 | 63 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 2003 | 6-6 | Big East | — | #48 | 68 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 2002 | 4-8 | Big East | — | #74 | 60 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 2001 | 10-3 | Big East | #18 | #9 | 80 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 2000 | 6-5 | Big East | — | #30 | 73 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1999 | 7-5 | Big East | — | #38 | 71 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1998 | 8-4 | Big East | #25 | #14 | 80 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1997 | 9-4 | Big East | #21 | #27 | 74 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1996 | 9-3 | Big East | #21 | #8 | 84 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1995 | 9-3 | Big East | #19 | #13 | 79 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1994 | 7-4 | Big East | — | #58 | 65 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1993 | 6-4-1 | Big East | — | #62 | 62 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1992 | 10-2 | Big East | #6 | #14 | 79 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1991 | 10-2 | Big East | #11 | #17 | 76 | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 1990 | 7-4-2 | FBS Independents | — | #26 | 75 | Dick MacPherson |
| 1989 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #44 | 68 | Dick MacPherson |
| 1988 | 10-2 | FBS Independents | #13 | #13 | 79 | Dick MacPherson |
| 1987 | 11-0-1 | FBS Independents | #4 | #10 | 83 | Dick MacPherson |
| 1986 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #54 | 64 | Dick MacPherson |
| 1985 | 7-5 | FBS Independents | — | #33 | 71 | Dick MacPherson |
| 1984 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #28 | 74 | Dick MacPherson |
| 1983 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 65 | Dick MacPherson |
| 1982 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #60 | 61 | Dick MacPherson |
| 1981 | 4-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 69 | Dick MacPherson |
| 1980 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 69 | Frank Maloney |
| 1979 | 7-5 | FBS Independents | — | #37 | 72 | Frank Maloney |
| 1978 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #71 | 60 | Frank Maloney |
| 1977 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #43 | 70 | Frank Maloney |
| 1976 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #90 | 58 | Frank Maloney |
| 1975 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #59 | 64 | Frank Maloney |
| 1974 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #79 | 58 | Frank Maloney |
| 1973 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #87 | 54 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1972 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #81 | 56 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1971 | 5-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 65 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1970 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #51 | 65 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1969 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #51 | 65 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1968 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #38 | 70 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1967 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #37 | 70 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1966 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | #20 | 75 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1965 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | — | #21 | 76 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1964 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #14 | 78 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1963 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #13 | 79 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1962 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #29 | 73 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1961 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | #14 | #17 | 77 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1960 | 7-2 | FBS Independents | #19 | #19 | 77 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1959 ★ | 11-0 | FBS Independents | #1 | #2 | 92 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1958 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | #9 | #15 | 76 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1957 | 5-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #51 | 63 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1956 | 7-2 | FBS Independents | #8 | #21 | 75 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1955 | 5-3 | FBS Independents | — | #37 | 70 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1954 | 4-4 | FBS Independents | — | #71 | 57 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1953 | 5-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #27 | 73 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1952 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | #14 | #41 | 68 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1951 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #63 | 62 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1950 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #61 | 62 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1949 | 4-5 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 57 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1948 | 1-8 | FBS Independents | — | #88 | 50 | Reaves Baysinger |
| 1947 | 3-6 | FBS Independents | — | #90 | 51 | Reaves Baysinger |
| 1946 | 4-5 | FBS Independents | — | #65 | 60 | Biggie Munn |
| 1945 | 1-6 | FBS Independents | — | #71 | 51 | Ossie Solem |
| 1944 | 2-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #66 | 44 | Ossie Solem |
| 1942 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #43 | 67 | Ossie Solem |
| 1941 | 5-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #38 | 69 | Ossie Solem |
| 1940 | 3-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 62 | Ossie Solem |
| 1939 | 3-3-2 | FBS Independents | — | #57 | 63 | Ossie Solem |
| 1938 | 5-3 | FBS Independents | — | #56 | 65 | Ossie Solem |
| 1937 | 5-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #49 | 65 | Ossie Solem |
| 1936 | 1-7 | FBS Independents | — | #80 | 50 | Vic Hanson |
| 1935 | 6-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #77 | 53 early | Vic Hanson |
| 1934 | 6-2 | FBS Independents | — | #27 | 72 early | Vic Hanson |
| 1933 | 4-4 | FBS Independents | — | #77 | 51 early | Vic Hanson |
| 1932 | 4-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #68 | 57 early | Vic Hanson |
| 1931 | 7-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #37 | 67 early | Vic Hanson |
| 1930 | 5-2-2 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 53 early | Vic Hanson |
| 1929 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #52 | 62 early | Lew Andreas |
| 1928 | 4-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #62 | 56 early | Lew Andreas |
| 1927 | 5-3-2 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 62 early | Lew Andreas |
| 1926 | 7-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #12 | 79 early | Pete Reynolds |
| 1925 | 8-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #11 | 78 early | Pete Reynolds |
| 1924 | 8-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #20 | 73 early | Chick Meehan |
| 1923 | 8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #7 | 79 early | Chick Meehan |
| 1922 | 6-1-2 | FBS Independents | — | #16 | 76 early | Chick Meehan |
| 1921 | 7-2 | FBS Independents | — | #17 | 73 early | Chick Meehan |
| 1920 | 6-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #10 | 78 early | Chick Meehan |
| 1919 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1918 | 5-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1917 | 8-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1916 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #21 | 73 early | William Hollenback |
| 1915 | 9-1-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1914 | 5-3-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1913 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1912 | 4-5 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1911 | 5-3-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1910 | 5-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #10 | 75 early | Tad Jones |
| 1909 | 4-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #22 | 68 early | Tad Jones |
| 1908 | 6-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #12 | 76 early | Howard Jones |
| 1907 | 5-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1906 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1905 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | 1-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1903 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1902 | 6-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1901 | 7-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | 7-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1899 | 4-4 | FBS Independents | — | #14 | 57 early | Frank Wade |
| 1898 | 0-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1897 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1895 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1894 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1893 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1891 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.