Syracuse–West Virginia football rivalry

First meeting

October 12, 1945

Latest meeting

December 29, 2012

Next meeting

None scheduled

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Syracuse leads, 33–27

The Syracuse–West Virginia football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Syracuse Orange football team of Syracuse University and West Virginia Mountaineers football team of West Virginia University. The Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy is the trophy that went annually to the winner of the game. It was introduced in 1993 and is named after former WVU football player and Syracuse head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, who died in April of that year. It was sculpted by Syracuse player Jim Ridlon.

West Virginia won the first trophy game 43–0 at Syracuse and has gone on to win 11. Syracuse has won the trophy eight times and leads the series 33–27. With West Virginia's move to the Big 12 Conference in 2012 and Syracuse's move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013, the future of the series is in doubt with no meetings currently planned.

The two teams met in the 2012 Pinstripe Bowl, which Syracuse won 38–14. However, the trophy was not exchanged.

Game results

Syracuse victories	West Virginia victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 12, 1945	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	12–0
2	October 26, 1946	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	13–0
3	November 19, 1955	Morgantown, WV	Syracuse	20–13
4	October 13, 1956	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	27–20
5	November 23, 1957	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	7–0
6	November 22, 1958	Morgantown, WV	#10 Syracuse	15–12
7	October 24, 1959	Syracuse, NY	#6 Syracuse	44–0
8	October 22, 1960	Morgantown, WV	#3 Syracuse	45–0
9	November 19, 1961	Syracuse, NY	#5 Syracuse	29–14
10	November 24, 1962	Syracuse, NY	West Virginia	17–6
11	November 9, 1963	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	15–13
12	November 21, 1964	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	28–27
13	November 13, 1965	Morgantown, WV	Syracuse	41–19
14	November 19, 1966	Morgantown, WV	Syracuse	34–7
15	September 30, 1967	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	23–6
16	November 23, 1968	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	23–16
17	November 22, 1969	Syracuse, NY	#18 West Virginia	13–10
18	November 14, 1970	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	28–19
19	November 20, 1971	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	28–24
20	November 18, 1972	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	43–12
21	November 24, 1973	Syracuse, NY	West Virginia	24–14
22	November 9, 1974	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	39–11
23	November 22, 1975	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	20–19
24	November 20, 1976	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	34–28
25	November 19, 1977	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	28–9
26	October 7, 1978	Morgantown, WV	Syracuse	31–15
27	September 15, 1979	East Rutherford, NJ	Syracuse	24–14
28	November 22, 1980	Morgantown, WV	Syracuse	29–7
29	November 21, 1981	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	27–24
30	November 20, 1982	Morgantown, WV	#16 West Virginia	26–0
31	November 19, 1983	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	27–16
32	October 13, 1984	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	20–10
33	November 30, 1985	Syracuse, NY	West Virginia	13–10
34	November 22, 1986	Morgantown, WV	Syracuse	34–23
35	November 21, 1987	Syracuse, NY	#6 Syracuse	32–31
36	November 19, 1988	Morgantown, WV	#4 West Virginia	31–9
37	November 24, 1989	Syracuse, NY	#17 West Virginia	24–17
38	November 17, 1990	Morgantown, WV	Syracuse	31–7
39	November 23, 1991	Syracuse, NY	#16 Syracuse	16–10
40	October 17, 1992	Morgantown, WV	#14 Syracuse	20–17
41	October 30, 1993	Syracuse, NY	#13 West Virginia	43–0
42	November 24, 1994	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	13–0
43	October 21, 1995	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	49–0
44	November 2, 1996	Morgantown, WV	Syracuse	30–7
45	November 1, 1997	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	40–10
46	November 7, 1998	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	35–28
47	September 25, 1999	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	30–7
48	November 4, 2000	Morgantown, WV	Syracuse	31–27
49	November 10, 2001	Syracuse, NY	#14 Syracuse	24–13
50	October 19, 2002	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	34–7
51	November 22, 2003	Syracuse, NY	#25 West Virginia	34–23
52	October 21, 2004	Morgantown, WV	#15 West Virginia	27–6
53	September 4, 2005	Syracuse, NY	West Virginia	15–7
54	October 14, 2006	Morgantown, WV	#5 West Virginia	41–17
55	October 6, 2007	Syracuse, NY	#13 West Virginia	55–14
56	October 11, 2008	Morgantown, WV	West Virginia	17–6
57	October 10, 2009	Syracuse, NY	West Virginia	34–13
58	October 23, 2010	Morgantown, WV	Syracuse	19–14
59	October 22, 2011	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	49–23
60	December 29, 2012	Bronx, NY*	Syracuse	38–14
Series: Syracuse leads 33–27
* 2012 Pinstripe Bowl

References

Syracuse Orange football

Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–1978) Carrier Dome (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Colgate Penn State Pittsburgh West Virginia

Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Alma Mater "Down the Field" Marching band The Express Scandal Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall Maryland Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Rivalries of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Conference	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Notre Dame Boston College–Syracuse Boston College–Virginia Tech Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State) Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football) Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Florida State–Virginia Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech Miami–Virginia Tech North Carolina–NC State overall North Carolina–NC State North Carolina–Wake Forest NC State–Wake Forest South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) Pittsburgh–Syracuse Virginia–Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup (Virginia–Virginia Tech football)

Non-conference	Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) Boston College–Holy Cross Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball) Boston College–UMass Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Colgate–Syracuse Connecticut–Notre Dame (women's basketball) Duke–Maryland (basketball) Duke–Michigan (basketball) Florida–Florida State The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) Kentucky–Louisville overall Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football) Louisville–Memphis Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech–Tulane Maryland–Virginia Florida–Miami Miami–Nebraska NC State–South Carolina North Carolina–South Carolina NC State–East Carolina Notre Dame–UCLA basketball River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) City Game (Pittsburgh–Duquesne) Penn State–Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Georgetown–Syracuse Penn State–Syracuse Syracuse–West Virginia Virginia Tech–West Virginia VMI–Virginia Tech

Notre Dame football rivalries	Georgia Tech–Notre Dame Miami–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Pittsburgh

Big 12 Conference football rivalry games

Conference	Baylor–TCU Baylor–Texas Tech Bedlam Series (Oklahoma–Oklahoma State) Texas–Texas Tech Red River Showdown (Oklahoma–Texas) Kansas–Kansas State Iowa State–Kansas State TCU–Texas Tech Oklahoma State–Texas Tech

Non-conference	Arkansas–Texas Battle of the Brazos (Baylor–Texas A&M) Border War (Kansas–Missouri) Iowa–Iowa State Iowa State–Missouri Missouri–Oklahoma Nebraska–Oklahoma Nebraska–Texas SMU–TCU TCU–Texas A&M Texas A&M–Texas Tech Texas–Texas A&M Friends of Coal Bowl (Marshall–West Virginia) Maryland–West Virginia Penn State–West Virginia Syracuse–West Virginia Virginia Tech–West Virginia Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia)

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