Syracuse–UConn men's basketball rivalry

The Syracuse–UConn men's basketball rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the UConn Huskies men's basketball team of the University of Connecticut and Syracuse Orange men's basketball team of Syracuse University.[1][2] Syracuse leads the all-time series 56–39.

Syracuse–UConn men's basketball rivalry

UConn Huskies Syracuse Orange
Sport	Men's basketball
First meeting	1/27/1956 Syracuse 102, Connecticut 82
Latest meeting	11/15/2018 Connecticut 83, Syracuse 76
Next meeting	TBD
Statistics
Meetings total	95
All-time series	Syracuse leads 56–39 (.589)
Current win streak	UConn, 1 (2018-present)

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Locations of Syracuse and UConn

History

The first game played between the two schools took place on January 27, 1956, in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse won 102–82.[3]

The rivalry peaked while both teams were members of the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013. The rivalry featured two Hall of Fame coaches, Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun. One of the highlights was the historic Big East Tournament quarterfinal game in 2009. The game took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City where Syracuse won 127-117 in a game that went to six overtimes, ending at 1:22 AM.[2]

In November 2015, after the teams met in the Bahamas, both Kevin Ollie and Jim Boeheim expressed interest in renewing the rivalry. Boeheim said, "It was like an NCAA game early in the year, It's a tremendous atmosphere. A tremendous game. It really was. I think there's a reasonable likelihood that we will play Connecticut again someday soon." Ollie said, "It's something that we're definitely looking at, It would be a great thing. It's a great rivalry."[4]

UConn and Syracuse met at the Jimmy V Classic on December 5, 2017.[5]

Game results

Connecticut victories

Syracuse victories

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 January 27, 1956 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 102–82 2 January 7, 1957 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 79–78 3 March 12, 1957 New York, NY Syracuse 82–76 4 March 8, 1958 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 75–70 5 February 18, 1959 Storrs, CT Syracuse 72–64 6 February 2, 1960 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 65–64 7 March 5, 1962 Storrs, CT Syracuse 72–67 8 March 7, 1963 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 92–74 9 March 6, 1964 Storrs, CT Syracuse 58–49 10 December 18, 1965 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 87–62 11 February 6, 1967 Storrs, CT Syracuse 90–79 12 January 27, 1968 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 89–84 13 January 8, 1969 Storrs, CT Connecticut 103–84 14 February 11, 1970 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 101–80 15 December 20, 1970 Storrs, CT Syracuse 97–76 16 February 19, 1972 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 98–69 17 December 23, 1972 Storrs, CT Syracuse 104–73 18 January 10, 1974 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 61–60 19 November 30, 1977 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 101–61 20 January 13, 1979 New Haven, CT Syracuse 74–60 21 March 10, 1979 Providence, RI Syracuse 89–81 22 January 26, 1980 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 99–89 23 February 29, 1980 Providence, RI Syracuse 92–61 24 January 5, 1981 New Haven, CT Connecticut 78–59 25 February 14, 1981 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 65–63 26 January 6, 1982 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 72–69 27 February 13, 1982 Hartford, CT Syracuse 78–71 28 February 2, 1983 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 89–69 29 February 5, 1983 Hartford, CT Connecticut 55–54 30 January 18, 1984 Hartford, CT Syracuse 95–68 31 February 18, 1984 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 87–85^3OT 32 March 8, 1984 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 73–58 33 January 19, 1985 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 70–68 34 February 20, 1985 Hartford, CT Connecticut 71–69 35 January 25, 1986 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 80–67 36 March 1, 1986 Hartford, CT Syracuse 75–58 37 January 3, 1987 New Haven, CT Syracuse 88–71 38 February 7, 1987 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 59–53 39 January 16, 1988 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 51–50 40 February 20, 1988 Hartford, CT Syracuse 73–71 41 January 16, 1989 Hartford, CT Connecticut 68–62 42 February 28, 1989 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 88–72 43 January 15, 1990 Hartford, CT Connecticut 70–59 44 February 10, 1990 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 90–86 45 March 11, 1990 New York, NY Connecticut 78–75 46 January 16, 1991 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 81–79^OT 47 January 28, 1991 Hartford, CT Syracuse 68–66 48 February 3, 1992 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 84–83 No. Date Location Winner Score 49 March 4, 1992 Hartford, CT Connecticut 85–78 50 February 2, 1993 Hartford, CT Syracuse 60–57 51 February 15, 1993 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 80–76 52 January 10, 1994 Hartford, CT Connecticut 75–67 53 February 1, 1994 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 108–95 54 January 23, 1995 Storrs, CT Connecticut 86–75 55 February 12, 1995 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 77–70 56 January 21, 1996 Hartford, CT Connecticut 79–70 57 March 8, 1996 New York, NY Connecticut 85–67 58 January 26, 1997 Hartford, CT Syracuse 65–53 59 February 17, 1997 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 71–66^OT 60 January 24, 1998 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 63–54 61 March 7, 1998 New York, NY Connecticut 69–64 62 February 1, 1999 Hartford, CT Syracuse 59–42 63 February 28, 1999 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 70–58 64 March 5, 1999 New York, NY Connecticut 71–50 65 January 24, 2000 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 88–74 66 March 4, 2000 Hartford, CT Connecticut 69–54 67 February 19, 2001 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 65–60 68 March 7, 2001 New York, NY Syracuse 86–75 69 February 10, 2003 Hartford, CT Connecticut 75–61 70 March 14, 2003 New York, NY Connecticut 80–67 71 February 2, 2004 Hartford, CT Connecticut 84–56 72 March 7, 2004 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 67–56 73 February 7, 2005 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 74–66 74 March 5, 2005 Storrs, CT Connecticut 88–70 75 March 11, 2005 New York, NY Syracuse 67–63 76 January 16, 2006 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 88–80 77 February 8, 2006 Hartford, CT Connecticut 73–50 78 March 9, 2006 New York, NY Syracuse 86–84^OT 79 February 5, 2007 Storrs, CT Connecticut 67–60 80 February 17, 2007 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 73–63 81 March 7, 2007 New York, NY Syracuse 78–65 82 February 6, 2008 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 63–61 83 February 11, 2009 Storrs, CT Connecticut 63–49 84 March 12, 2009 New York, NY Syracuse 127–117^6OT 85 February 10, 2010 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 72–67 86 February 2, 2011 Hartford, CT Syracuse 66–58 87 March 11, 2011 New York, NY Connecticut 76–71^OT 88 February 11, 2012 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 85–67 89 February 25, 2012 Storrs, CT Syracuse 71–69 90 March 8, 2012 New York, NY Syracuse 58–55 91 February 13, 2013 Hartford, CT Connecticut 66–58 92 November 26, 2015 Nassau, Bahamas Syracuse 79–76 93 December 5, 2016 New York, NY Connecticut 52–50 94 December 5, 2017 New York, NY Syracuse 72–63 95 November 15, 2018 New York, NY Connecticut 83–76 Series: Syracuse leads 56–39

Other sports

Football

In 2004 UConn joined the Big East conference as a football member starting an annual meeting with Syracuse. In the schools first meeting at the Carrier dome in 2004, UConn quarterback Dan Orlovsky threw for 445 yards, three touchdowns and completed 39 passes in a 42–30 loss.[6] The 2012 matchup was the schools final meeting with Syracuse accepting an invite to the ACC. The schools met again in 2016, and 2018. Recently the schools announced a four game series starting in 2022.[7] Current UConn head coach Randy Edsall and offensive coordinator Frank Giufre both played football at Syracuse. Paul Pasqualoni served as head coach at Syracuse from 1991–2004, and was the UConn head coach from 2011–2013.

Connecticut victories

Syracuse victories

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 October 30, 2004 Syracuse, NY Syracuse^† 42–30 2 October 7, 2005 East Hartford, CT Connecticut 26–7 3 November 18, 2006 Syracuse, NY Syracuse^† 20–14 4 November 17, 2007 East Hartford, CT Connecticut 30–7 5 November 15, 2008 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 39–14 6 November 28, 2009 East Hartford, CT Connecticut 56–31 7 November 20, 2010 Syracuse, NY Connecticut 23–6 No. Date Location Winner Score 8 November 5, 2011 East Hartford, CT Connecticut 28–21 9 October 19, 2012 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 40–10 10 September 24, 2016 East Hartford, CT Syracuse 31–24 11 September 22, 2018 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 51–21 Series: Connecticut leads 6–3 † Vacated by Syracuse

Women's basketball

In 2016 the UConn and Syracuse women faced off in the NCAA national championship game. UConn won the game 82–51, finishing the season with a record of 38–0 while capturing their fourth straight national championship.[8]The teams would meet again in the Bridgeport regional of the 2017 NCAA tournament with UConn winning 94–64.[9]

Connecticut victories

Syracuse victories

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 April 5, 2016 Indianapolis,IN Connecticut 81–52 2 March 20, 2017 Storrs, CT Connecticut 94–64 Series: Connecticut leads 2–0

References

1. UConn's top five rivals in men's basketball - Connecticut Post
2. Great SU Rivalries | Syracuse University - The Original Orange
3. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf
4. Former Big East rivals Syracuse, Connecticut talking about series in near future | syracuse.com
5. http://www.theuconnblog.com/2016/11/3/13508700/report-uconn-and-syracuse-matched-up-in-2017-jimmy-v-classic
6. "Syracuse 42, Connecticut 30". Associated Press. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
7. "Syracuse, UConn schedule four-game football series". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
8. "Women's Final Four: Syracuse follows UConn's suit with Final Four blowout". ncaa.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
9. "Nurse's hits 9 3-pointers to lead UConn over Syracuse 94-64". Associated Press. Retrieved February 6, 2021.