Syracuse vs American University Back
Syracuse Orange
American University Eagles
12 games
Syracuse 10-2
DATE   Opposing Coach   Score Starters Notes
12/2/1964
H
American
W
127-67
Bing, Boeheim, Richards, Penceal, Goldsmith Bing 20p-15r-11a; Richards 20 pts
2/8/1969
H
Alan Kyber
W
83-74
Austin, Suder, Smith, Case, Kouwe Smith 28 pts
12/22/1969
@
Tom Young
L
88-92
Austin, Suder, Smith, McDaniel, McFadden Austin 29 pts
1/12/1971
H
Tom Young
W
103-82
Green, Kohls, Smith, Lee, Wadach Kohls 34 pts; Smith 28 pts, 30 reb, Green 10 asst
12/20/1971
@
Tom Young
L
74-78
DuVal, Kohls, Dooms, Lee, Wadach Kohls 19 pts
12/9/1972
H
Tom Young
W
84-73
DuVal, Wadach, Dooms, Hackett, M.Lee DuVal 22 pts
2/2/1974
@
Jim Lynam
W
82-63
Lee, DuVal, Dooms, Hackett, Saunders DuVal & Hackett 18 pts
1/18/1975
H
Jim Lynam
W
98-84
Lee, Williams, Seibert, Hackett, Sease Sease 18 pts, Hackett 14 reb
1/17/1976
@
Jim Lynam
W
65-61
Kindel, Williams, Shackleford, Sease, Byrnes Sease 17 pts
1/8/1977
H
Jim Lynam
W
90-68
Kelley, Williams, Bouie, Byrnes, Shackleford Orr 15 pts, 20 reb
12/14/1977
@
Jim Lynam
W
85-67
Kindel, Shackleford, Bouie, Byrnes, Orr Kindel & Orr 15 pts
1/8/1979
H
Gary Williams
W
103-73
Moss, Headd, Bouie, Shackleford, Orr Bouie 17 pts, 11 reb; Moss 10 asst

The Syracuse Orangemen and American Univesrity Eagles played an annual game from 1969 through the 1979 season; the two schools have not played since. Highlights of the series saw Dave Bing getting a triple double in 1964, Greg Kohls scoring 34 points and Bill Smith pulling down 30 rebounds, both in 1971. Syracuse has won the last seven games of the series.

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