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Syracuse

2026 Season Performance

#104
Rank
2-3
Record
-11.3
Points
0.571
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W @ #95 UConn 42-41
Worst L vs #133 California 18-21

Record Splits

Home 1-1
Away 1-2
Conference 0-3
Non-Conf 2-0
Close (7 pts or less) 1-2
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#59.6
avg opponent rank
#3
toughest left
54.02
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#62 Louisville
3-3
+6.17
8
10-24
@
#45 North Carolina
3-2
+9.99
9
10-31
vs
#58 SMU
4-1
+6.28
10
11-07
vs
#59 Clemson
3-2
+6.26
11
11-14
@
#93 NC State
3-3
+7.92
12
11-21
@
#97 Boston College
2-3
+7.75
13
11-28
vs
#3 Notre Dame
6-0
+9.65

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#46
#69
#92
#115
#139
Pre
#116
W3
#123
W6
#104
W9
#95
W12
#95
W15
#94

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs #124 New Hampshire
66-3
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
L
#51 vs #133 California
18-21
-13.3
-11.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.7 -9.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.0 -9.6
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -10.1
Against the Spread (-4, -7)
-1.8 -11.9
Total -11.9 pts
+1.4
3
09/17
L
#129 @ #21 Pittsburgh
13-27
-5.8
-6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -5.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -4.2
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -5.6
Against the Spread (+10.75, -3.25)
-0.8 -6.4
Total -6.4 pts
-0.6
5
10/03
W
#111 @ #95 UConn
42-41 OT
+10.8
+12.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.1 13.6
Margin Scaling
+0.5 14.1
Against the Spread (-6.5, -5.5)
-1.4 12.7
Total 12.7 pts
+1.9
6
10/10
L
#91 @ #65 Virginia
25-28
-3.1
-2.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.2
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -5.7
Against the Spread (+14, +11)
+2.8 -2.9
Total -2.9 pts
+0.2
Total
2-3 Record
-11.3
-8.5
+2.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
55-69
Record
44%
Win Rate
#79
Avg Rank
#2
Best Rank
0.617
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#94
2017
#95
2018
#32
2019
#82
2020
#128
2021
#89
2022
#38
2023
#73
2024
#31
2025
#115
2026
#94

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 ACC 2-3 (40%) #94 #51 -6.8 0.587 -
2025 ACC 3-9 (25%) #115 #28 -42.6 0.676 -
2024 ACC 9-3 (75%) #31 #17 100.0 0.571 -
2023 ACC 6-6 (50%) #73 #14 15.7 0.586 -
2022 ACC 7-5 (58%) #38 #2 73.8 0.676 -
2021 ACC 5-7 (42%) #89 #12 -5.1 0.609 -
2020 ACC 1-10 (9%) #128 #16 -80.4 0.668 -
2019 ACC 5-7 (42%) #82 #8 3.9 0.576 -
2018 ACC 9-3 (75%) #32 #19 88.0 0.558 -
2017 ACC 4-8 (33%) #95 #42 -9.8 0.668 -
2016 ACC 4-8 (33%) #94 #49 -27.9 0.610 -