| Syracuse–West Virginia football rivalry | |
|---|---|
| File:SyracuseOrange.svg | File:West Virginia Flying WV logo.svg |
| Football History | |
| 1st Meeting | October 12, 1945 |
| Last Meeting | December 29, 2012 |
| Last Result | SU: 38-14 |
| Next Meeting | None scheduled |
| Number of Meetings | 60 |
| All-Time Series | SU: 33–27 |
| Largest Victory | SU: 45–0 (10/22/1960) |
| Current Streak | SU: Won 3 |
| Longest SU Win Streak | 5 (1977–81) |
| Longest WVU Win Streak | 8 (2002–09) |
| Last Ten Games | WVU: 7–3 |
The Syracuse–West Virginia football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Syracuse Orange football of Syracuse University and West Virginia Mountaineers football team of West Virginia University. The Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy is a college football trophy that went annually to the winner of the game. The trophy was introduced in 1993 and is named after former WVU football player and Syracuse head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, who had died in April of that year. The trophy itself weighs 55 pounds and 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 overall series 32-27. With West Virginia's move to the Big 12 Conference in 2012 and Syracuse's coming move to the ACC 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 shaded in ¦¦ orange. West Virginia victories are shaded ¦¦ blue.
| Date | Winning Team | Losing Team | Site | Series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 12, 1945 | Syracuse | 12 | West Virginia | 0 | Syracuse, NY | SU 1-0 |
| Oct. 26, 1946 | West Virginia | 13 | Syracuse | 0 | Morgantown, WV | Tied 1-1 |
| Nov. 19, 1955 | Syracuse | 20 | #13 West Virginia | 13 | Morgantown, WV | SU 2-1 |
| Oct. 13, 1956 | Syracuse | 27 | #20 West Virginia | 20 | Syracuse, NY | SU 3-1 |
| Nov. 23, 1957 | West Virginia | 7 | Syracuse | 0 | Morgantown, WV | SU 3-2 |
| Nov. 22, 1958 | #10 Syracuse | 15 | West Virginia | 12 | Morgantown, WV | SU 4-2 |
| Oct. 24, 1959 | #6 Syracuse | 44 | West Virginia | 0 | Syracuse, NY | SU 5-2 |
| Oct. 22, 1960 | #3 Syracuse | 45 | West Virginia | 0 | Morgantown, WV | SU 6-2 |
| Nov. 19, 1961 | #5 Syracuse | 29 | West Virginia | 14 | Syracuse, NY | SU 7-2 |
| Nov. 24, 1962 | West Virginia | 17 | Syracuse | 6 | Syracuse, NY | SU 7-3 |
| Nov. 9, 1963 | Syracuse | 15 | West Virginia | 13 | Syracuse, NY | SU 8-3 |
| Nov. 21, 1964 | West Virginia | 28 | #9 Syracuse | 27 | Morgantown, WV | SU 8-4 |
| Nov. 13, 1965 | Syracuse | 41 | West Virginia | 19 | Morgantown, WV | SU 9-4 |
| Nov. 19, 1966 | Syracuse | 34 | West Virginia | 7 | Morgantown, WV | SU 10-4 |
| Sept. 30, 1967 | Syracuse | 23 | West Virginia | 6 | Syracuse, NY | SU 11-4 |
| Nov. 23, 1968 | West Virginia | 23 | Syracuse | 16 | Morgantown, WV | SU 11-5 |
| Nov. 22, 1969 | #18 West Virginia | 13 | Syracuse | 10 | Syracuse, NY | SU 11-6 |
| Nov. 14, 1970 | West Virginia | 28 | Syracuse | 19 | Morgantown, WV | SU 11-7 |
| Nov. 20, 1971 | Syracuse | 28 | West Virginia | 24 | Syracuse, NY | SU 12-7 |
| Nov. 18, 1972 | West Virginia | 43 | Syracuse | 12 | Morgantown, WV | SU 12-8 |
| Nov. 24, 1973 | West Virginia | 24 | Syracuse | 14 | Syracuse, NY | SU 12-9 |
| Nov. 9, 1974 | West Virginia | 39 | Syracuse | 11 | Morgantown, WV | SU 12-10 |
| Nov. 22, 1975 | Syracuse | 20 | West Virginia | 19 | Syracuse, NY | SU 13-10 |
| Nov. 20, 1976 | West Virginia | 34 | Syracuse | 28 | Morgantown, WV | SU 13-11 |
| Nov. 19, 1977 | Syracuse | 28 | West Virginia | 9 | Syracuse, NY | SU 14-11 |
| Oct. 7, 1978 | Syracuse | 31 | West Virginia | 15 | Morgantown, WV | SU 15-11 |
| Sept. 15, 1979 | Syracuse | 24 | West Virginia | 14 | East Rutherford, NJ | SU 16-11 |
| Nov. 22, 1980 | Syracuse | 29 | West Virginia | 7 | Morgantown, WV | SU 17-11 |
| Nov. 21, 1981 | Syracuse | 27 | West Virginia | 24 | Syracuse, NY | SU 18-11 |
| Nov. 20, 1982 | #16 West Virginia | 26 | Syracuse | 0 | Morgantown, WV | SU 18-12 |
| Nov. 19, 1983 | Syracuse | 27 | #14 West Virginia | 16 | Syracuse, NY | SU 19-12 |
| Oct. 13, 1984 | West Virginia | 20 | Syracuse | 10 | Morgantown, WV | SU 19-13 |
| Nov. 30, 1985 | West Virginia | 13 | Syracuse | 10 | Syracuse, NY | SU 19-14 |
| Nov. 22, 1986 | Syracuse | 34 | West Virginia | 23 | Morgantown, WV | SU 20-14 |
| Nov. 21, 1987 | #6 Syracuse | 32 | West Virginia | 31 | Syracuse, NY | SU 21-14 |
| Nov. 19, 1988 | #4 West Virginia | 31 | #14 Syracuse | 9 | Morgantown, WV | SU 21-15 |
| Nov. 24, 1989 | #17 West Virginia | 24 | Syracuse | 17 | Syracuse, NY | SU 21-16 |
| Nov. 17, 1990 | Syracuse | 31 | West Virginia | 7 | Morgantown, WV | SU 22-16 |
| Nov. 23, 1991 | #16 Syracuse | 16 | West Virginia | 10 | Syracuse, NY | SU 23-16 |
| Oct. 17, 1992 | #14 Syracuse | 20 | #20 West Virginia | 17 | Morgantown, WV | SU 24-16 |
| Oct. 30, 1993 | #13 West Virginia | 43 | Syracuse | 0 | Syracuse, NY | SU 24-17 |
| Nov. 24, 1994 | West Virginia | 13 | #22 Syracuse | 0 | Morgantown, WV | SU 24-18 |
| Oct. 21, 1995 | Syracuse | 49 | West Virginia | 0 | Syracuse, NY | SU 25-18 |
| Nov. 2, 1996 | Syracuse | 30 | #18 West Virginia | 7 | Morgantown, WV | SU 26-18 |
| Nov. 1, 1997 | Syracuse | 40 | #17 West Virginia | 10 | Syracuse, NY | SU 27-18 |
| Nov. 7, 1998 | West Virginia | 35 | #15 Syracuse | 28 | Morgantown, WV | SU 27-19 |
| Sept. 25, 1999 | Syracuse | 30 | West Virginia | 7 | Syracuse, NY | SU 28-19 |
| Nov. 4, 2000 | Syracuse | 31 | West Virginia | 27 | Morgantown, WV | SU 29-19 |
| Nov. 10, 2001 | #14 Syracuse | 24 | West Virginia | 13 | Syracuse, NY | SU 30-19 |
| Oct. 19, 2002 | West Virginia | 34 | Syracuse | 7 | Morgantown, WV | SU 30-20 |
| Nov. 22, 2003 | #25 West Virginia | 34 | Syracuse | 23 | Syracuse, NY | SU 30-21 |
| Oct. 21, 2004 | #15 West Virginia | 27 | Syracuse | 6 | Morgantown, WV | SU 30-22 |
| Sept. 4, 2005 | West Virginia | 15 | Syracuse | 7 | Syracuse, NY | SU 30-23 |
| Oct. 14, 2006 | #5 West Virginia | 41 | Syracuse | 17 | Morgantown, WV | SU 30-24 |
| Oct. 6, 2007 | #13 West Virginia | 55 | Syracuse | 14 | Syracuse, NY | SU 30-25 |
| Oct. 11, 2008 | West Virginia | 17 | Syracuse | 6 | Morgantown, WV | SU 30-26 |
| Oct. 10, 2009 | West Virginia | 34 | Syracuse | 13 | Syracuse, NY | SU 30-27 |
| Oct. 23, 2010 | Syracuse | 19 | #20 West Virginia | 14 | Morgantown, WV | SU 31-27 |
| Oct. 22, 2011 | Syracuse | 49 | #11 West Virginia | 23 | Syracuse, NY | SU 32-27 |
| Dec. 29, 2012 | Syracuse | 38 | West Virginia | 14 | Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) | SU 33-27 |
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