Colgate–Syracuse football rivalry

Colgate–Syracuse football rivalry
First meetingNovember 7, 1891
Colgate, 22–16
Latest meetingSeptember 12, 2025
Syracuse, 66–24
Next meeting2028
Statistics
Meetings total69
All-time seriesSyracuse, 33–31–5
Largest victorySyracuse, 71–0 (1959)
Longest win streakSyracuse, 18 (1951–present)
Current win streakSyracuse, 18 (1951–present)
30km
19miles
Syracuse
Colgate
Locations of Colgate and Syracuse

The Colgate–Syracuse football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Colgate Raiders and Syracuse Orange. The two schools are located 38 miles apart from each other in Central New York. The two teams have met 69 times, and despite Colgate not recording a victory since 1950, Syracuse leads the all-time series 33–31–5. The game has been infrequently played since the NCAA's divisional split in 1978, which placed Colgate in Division I-AA and Syracuse in Division I-A.