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129 games
Syracuse 98-31
DATE   Opposing Coach   Score Starters Notes
2/16/1901
H
None
W
18-15
Goodwin, Whittemore, Lowe, Lamb, Twombley SU's first varsity win
12/17/1904
H
None
W
56-17
Redlein, Houseknecht, Powell, Stark, Kirchgasser Stark 22 pts
2/3/1905
@
None
W
22-9
Riehl, Houseknecht, Powell, Kinne, Kirchgasser Powell 10 pts
1/11/1921
@
Howard Ortner
L
13-24
Lavin, Simons, Conlin,Weltman, Taylor Lavin 4 pts
3/5/1921
H
Howard Ortner
L
19-23
Parker, Fisher, Conlin, Simons Lavin Lavin 8 pts
1/10/1922
@
Howard Ortner
L
18-24
Weltman, Fisher, MacRae, Brucker, Lavin Lavin 8 pts
3/8/1922
H
Howard Ortner
L
12-23
Weltman, Fisher, MacRae, Kellogg, Lavin Fisher 5 pts
1/9/1923
@
Howard Ortner
L
9-19
Greve, Fisher, MacRae, Fasce, Gallivan Gallivan 6 pts
2/13/1923
H
Howard Ortner
L
17-24
Greve, Fisher, MacRae, Kates, Gallivan Gallivan and Greve 4 pts
12/22/1923
H
Howard Ortner
L
10-28
Greve, Ackley, MacRae, Fasce, Guyer
Greve 4 pts
1/8/1924
@
Howard Ortner
L
15-19
Greve, Ackley, MacRae, Fasce, Trout
Trout 5 pts
1/6/1926
@
Howard Ortner
W
34-23
Mendel, Lee, Richtmeyer, Carr, Hanson Hanson 16 pts
1/20/1926
H
Howard Ortner
W
35-20
Rakov, Lee, Richtmeyer, Carr, Hanson Hanson 14 pts
1/12/1927
@
Howard Ortner
W
36-28
Lee, Cook, Eisemann, Carr, Hanson Hanson 15 pts
3/3/1928
H
Howard Ortner
W
29-27
Rosen, DeFilippo, Richtmeyer, Lambert, Harwood DeFilippo 14 pts
1/5/1929
H
Howard Ortner
W
31-19
DeFilippo, Fogarty, Harwood, Hayman, Beagle Hayman 17 pts
1/8/1929
@
Howard Ortner
W
39-29
DeFilippo, Fogarty, Harwood, Hayman, Beagle Katz 15 pts
2/11/1930
@
Howard Ortner
W
41-25
Fogarty, Katz, Elliott, Beagle, Armstrong Elliott 12 pts
3/5/1930
H
Howard Ortner
W
56-24
Fogarty, Katz, Elliott, Beagle, Hayman Hayman 20 pts
1/13/1931
H
Howard Ortner
W
46-27
Katz, Fogarty, Elliott, Beagle, Stevens Katz 18 pts
1/19/1932
@
Howard Ortner
L
26-28
Taggart, Phillips, Elliott, Bock, Armstrong Phillips 8 pts
1/18/1933
H
Howard Ortner
W
34-31
Maister, Phillips, Sanford, DeYoung, Alkoff DeYoung 10 pts
2/7/1934
@
Howard Ortner
W
37-32
Maister, Phillips, Sanford, Alkoff, Pickard Pickard 16 pts
1/16/1935
H
Howard Ortner
W
50-35
Alkoff, Sanford, Sonderman, DeYoung, Pickard Alkoff 18 pts
1/8/1936
@
Howard Ortner
W
47-32
Simonaitis, Baylock, Sonderman, Curran, Leavitt Simonaitis 19 pts
2/24/1937
H
Bo Rowland
W
51-44
Schroeder, Balinsky, Sonderman, Stewart, Thompson Thompson 20 pts
3/2/1938
@
Bo Rowland
L
38-40
Gorecki, Schroeder, Haller, Stewart, Thompson Stewart 13 pts
1/5/1939
@
Blair Gullion
W
41-30
Thompson, Schroeder, McMillen, Sidat-Singh, Stewart Sidat-Singh & Schroeder 8 pts
2/8/1939
H
Blair Gullion
W
36-32
Thompson, Schroeder, Haller, Sidat-Singh, Stewart Stewart & Thompson 9 pts
12/19/1939
H
Blair Gullion
W
27-26
McMillen, Kartluke, Berger, Thorne, Kruse Kruse 9 pts
2/25/1941
@
Blair Gullion
W
33-32
Willmott, Berger, Stanton, DiPace, Kruse DiPace 9 pts
1/5/1942
@
Blair Gullion
W
46-38
Glacken, Sylvestri , Stanton, DiPace, Shaddock DiPace 18 pts
2/10/1942
H
Blair Gullion
W
40-33
Willmott, Sayle, Berger, Shaddock, Glacken Shaddock 12 pts
1/18/1943
@
Speed Wilson
W
52-51
DiPace, Gabor, Stanton, Shaddock, Hoeppel Gabor 22 pts
2/10/1943
H
Speed Wilson
W
48-40
Mogish, Gabor, Ferris, Shaddock, Glacken Gabor 16 pts
1/27/1945
@
Speed Wilson
L
25-27
Hennemuth, Acocella, Ludka, Miller, Dickie Hennemuth 9 pts
2/12/1945
H
Speed Wilson
L
33-38
Hennemuth, Acocella, Ludka, Miller, Cosentino Hennemuth 12 pts
1/23/1946
H
Speed Wilson
W
63-45
Spicer, Renzi, Newell, Mogish, Gabor Gabor 24 pts
2/16/1946
@
Speed Wilson
W
61-53
Spicer, Renzi, Newell, Mogish, Gabor OT; Stickel 19 pts
1/8/1947
H
Royner Greene
W
52-48
Peters, Schultz, Newell, Mogish, Gabor Schultz 13
3/8/1947
@
Royner Greene
W
45-30
Crandell, Stickel, Newell, Mogish, Gabor Stickel 12 pts
1/7/1948
@
Royner Greene
L
43-46
Stickel, Stark, Newell, Gabor, Jarvis Stickel 13 pts
2/25/1948
H
Royner Greene
W
58-52
Stickel, Ackley, Newell, Gabor, Fash Gabor 15 pts
1/4/1949
@
Royner Greene
W
49-44
Kiley, Stickel, Newell, Hladik, Rosen Kiley 16 pts
2/23/1949
H
Royner Greene
W
70-58
Suprunowicz, Stickel, Newell, Savage, Kiley Stickel 22 pts
1/11/1950
@
Royner Greene
L
56-67
Stark, Jockle, Savage, Suprunowicz, Kiley Beck & Rosen 11 pts
2/21/1950
H
Royner Greene
L
55-68
Kiley, Stark, E.Miller, Suprunowicz, Savage Savage 13 pts
2/7/1951
@
Royner Greene
W
67-55
Kiley, Jockle, Miller, Suprunowicz, Huggins Kiley 16 pts
2/28/1951
H
Royner Greene
W
71-64
Kiley, Roche, Miller, Steveskey, Huggins Miller 16 pts
1/5/1952
@
Royner Greene
W
81-79
Serley, Roche, Miller, Huggins, Reddout Roche 35 pts, Miller 22 pts
2/27/1952
H
Royner Greene
W
57-50
Manikas, Roche, Miller, Huggins, Reddout Reddout 20 pts, 20 reb
2/4/1953
@
Royner Greene
L
65-69
Stark, Thaw, Reddout, Besdin, Kline Kline 20 pts
3/3/1953
H
Royner Greene
W
66-57
Stark, Kilpatrick, Kline, Besdin, Reddout Besdin 19 pts
12/30/1953
@
Royner Greene
W
81-77
Breland, Larned, Kline, Besdin, Kilpatrick OT; Kilpatrick 19 pts
1/13/1954
H
Royner Greene
W
71-69
Breland, Larned, Kilpatrick, Besdin, Gillespie Besdin 20 pts, 12-12 FT
12/21/1954
H
Royner Greene
L
62-72
Larned, Breland, Snyder, Gillespie, Cohen Cohen 18 pts
2/16/1955
@
Royner Greene
W
78-61
Breland, Brown, Clark, Gillespie, Cohen Gillespie 22 pts
1/4/1956
@
Royner Greene
W
85-67
Brown, Gillespie, Snyder, Cohen, Clark Gillespie 27 pts
2/1/1956
H
Royner Greene
W
96-94
Brown, Gillespie, Snyder, Cohen, Clark OT; Snyder 37 pts
12/19/1956
H
Royner Greene
W
86-59
Albanese, Breland, Cincebox, Cohen, Clark Cohen & Clark 22 pts
3/6/1957
@
Royner Greene
W
69-58
Albanese, Breland, Snyder, Cohen, Clark Snyder 24 pts
12/14/1957
H
Royner Greene
L
54-60
Loudis, Goldberg, Cincebox, Schmelzer, Noyes Goldberg 20 pts
12/20/1957
@
Royner Greene
L
69-70
Loudis, Goldberg, Cincebox, Schmelzer, Noyes OT; Cincebox 29 pts
12/19/1958
@
Royner Greene
L
74-77
Salz, Berkenfield, Cincebox, Chudy, Mustion Cincebox 23 pts
12/27/1958
N
Royner Greene
W
66-60
Schmelzer, Goldberg, Cincebox, Chudy, Mossey Goldberg 20 pts
3/7/1959
H
Royner Greene
W
76-58
Schmelzer, Goldberg, Cincebox, Chudy, Mossey Goldberg 22 pts, Cincebox 24 reb
12/8/1959
@
Sam MacNeil
W
68-66
Berkenfield, Conover, Mossey, Chudy, Salz Chudy 21 pts
12/19/1959
H
Sam MacNeil
L
81-97
Salz, Conover, Mossey, Chudy, Berkenfield Chudy 25 pts
12/10/1960
@
Sam MacNeil
L
64-73
Salz, Machemer, James, Chudy, Berkenfield Salz & Chudy 18 pts
3/8/1961
H
Sam MacNeil
L
79-107
Davis, Connors, James, Chudy, Berkenfield Chudy 29 pts
12/13/1961
@
Sam MacNeil
L
68-83
Vernick, Murray, Klutschkowski, Foster, Machemer Machemer & Vernick 18 pts
1/16/1962
H
Sam MacNeil
L
78-86
Vernick, King, Klutschkowski, Foster, Machemer Vernick 39 pts
12/18/1962
@
Sam MacNeil
L
77-93
Finley, Vernick, Klutchkowski, Schoff, Foster Schoff 30 pts
2/5/1963
H
Sam MacNeil
L
71-80
Seaman, Vernick, Klutchkowski, Schoff, Foster Seaman 14 pts
12/17/1963
H
Sam MacNeil
W
86-84
Vernick, Seaman, Trobridge, Richards, Bing Richards 35 pts, Bing 25 pts, 12 reb
2/25/1964
@
Sam MacNeil
W
89-85
Bing, Duffy, Richards, Schoff, Goldsmith Bing 29 pts
12/9/1964
H
Sam MacNeil
L
72-73
Bing, Richards Bing 24 pts, Richards 20 pts
1/5/1965
@
Sam MacNeil
L
96-106
Bing, Boeheim, Richards, Dean, Schoff Bing & Richards 21 pts
12/8/1965
@
Sam MacNeil
W
87-81
Bing, Boeheim, Dean, Penceal, Goldsmith Bing 30 pts, 12 reb, Dean 10 reb
2/8/1966
H
Sam MacNeil
W
120-85
Boeheim, Penceal, Dean, Harper, Bing Bing 39 pts, 25 reb
12/6/1966
H
Sam MacNeil
W
99-67
Ludd, Cornwall, Dean, Hicker, Harper Cornwall 24 pts
1/10/1967
@
Sam MacNeil
W
66-65
Ludd, Cornwall, Dean, Hicker, Harper Dean 18 pts
12/6/1967
@
Sam MacNeil
L
70-88
Austin, Cornwall, Ward, Harper, Hicker Harper 26 pts
2/14/1968
H
Sam MacNeil
W
83-66
Austin, Cornwall, Ward, Harper, Hamblen Ward 18 pts
12/4/1968
@
Jerry Lace
L
81-93
Suder, McFadden, Smith, Case, Kouwe Smith 21 pts
12/10/1969
H
Jerry Lace
W
89-80
Austin, Suder, Smith, McDaniel, Finney OT; Smith 25 pts, Austin 22 pts
12/9/1970
@
Jerry Lace
W
93-71
Green, Kohls, Smith, Lee, Wadach Kohls 22 pts
12/9/1971
H
Jerry Lace
W
95-82
DuVal, Kohls, Dooms, Lee, Wadach Kohls 37 pts
1/20/1973
H
Jerry Lace
W
98-58
DuVal, Wadach, Dooms, Hackett, M.Lee DuVal 14 pts
12/5/1973
@
Jerry Lace
W
82-61
Lee, DuVal, Dooms, Hackett, Shaw Hackett 21 pts
12/4/1974
@
Bill Bluitt
W
78-49
Lee, Kelley, Seibert, Hackett, Sease Hackett 19 pts, 15 reb
1/13/1976
H
Bill Bluitt
W
87-72
Kindel, Williams, Byrnes, Sease, Shackleford Sease 21 pts
1/3/1977
H
Bill Bluitt
W
93-61
Kelley, Williams, Bouie, Byrnes, Shackleford Shackleford 30 pts
11/26/1977
H
Bill Bluitt
W
88-61
Kindel, Shackleford, Bouie, Byrnes, Orr Byrnes & Schayes 14 pts
1/3/1979
@
Bill Bluitt
W
78-52
Moss, Headd, Bouie, Shackleford, Orr Bouie 20 pts
12/1/1979
H
Bill Bluitt
W
107-66
Moss, Headd, Bouie, Orr, Schayes Bruin 15 pts, Orr 12 reb
12/28/1979
N
Bill Bluitt
W
99-64
Moss, Headd, Bouie, Orr, Payton Bruin 20 pts
12/1/1981
@
Tom Miller
W
90-47
Waldron, Santifer , Hawkins, Rautins, Bruin Santifer 14 pts
11/29/1982
H
Tom Miller
W
110-69
Waldron, Santifer, Hawkins, Rautins, Bruin Santifer 22 pts
11/29/1983
H
Tom Miller
W
84-55
Addison, Kerins, Hawkins, Washington, Waldron Alexis 19 pts
11/28/1984
H
Tom Miller
W
65-53
Washington, Brown, Seikaly, Addison, Hawkins Hawkins & Alexis 11 pts
11/26/1985
H
Tom Miller
W
96-62
Washington, Addison, Seikaly, Triche, Alexis Alexis & Pearl 16 pts, Seikaly 10 reb
12/8/1986
H
Mike Dement
W
83-76
Douglas, Monroe, Seikaly, Coleman, Triche Douglas 22 pts
12/7/1987
H
Mike Dement
W
95-59
Douglas, Roe, Seikaly, Coleman, Thompson Thompson 21 pts
11/28/1988
H
Mike Dement
W
91-66
Douglas, Roe, Coleman, Thompson, Owens Thompson 18 pts
11/29/1989
H
Mike Dement
W
108-56
Thompson, Johnson, Ellis, Coleman, Owens Thompson 22 pts
12/1/1990
H
Mike Dement
W
86-61
Autry, Edwards, Ellis, Johnson, Owens Johnson 15 pts
11/26/1991
H
Jan Van Breda Kolff
W
78-71
Edwards, Autry, Siock, Hopkins, Johnson Autry 15 pts
12/1/1992
H
Jan Van Breda Kolff
W
97-65
Autry, Hopkins, Siock, Moten, Wallace Moten 29 pts
12/1/1993
H
Al Walker
W
95-59
Autry, Moten, Hill, Jackson, Wallace Autry 20 pts
11/29/2001
H
Steve Donahue
W
76-58
Thues, Duany, Forth, Warrick, Shumpert Shumpert 23 pts
12/6/2002
H
Steve Donahue
W
85-62
McNamara, Duany, Forth, Warrick, Anthony Anthony 21 pts
12/20/2004
H
Steve Donahue
W
82-69
McNamara, McCroskey, Forth, Warrick, Pace Warrick 19 pts
11/9/2005
H
Steve Donahue
W
67-62
McNamara, McCroskey, Watkins, Roberts, Nichols Roberts 19 pts, 14 reb
12/22/2007
H
Steve Donahue
W
80-64
Flynn, Jardine, Onuaku, Greene, Harris Flynn 21 pts, Greene & Ongenaet 10 reb
12/3/2008
H
Steve Donahue
W
88-78
Flynn, Devendorf, Onuaku, Onganaet, Harris Flynn 26 pts
11/24/2009
H
Steve Donahue
W
88-73
Triche, Rautins, Onuaku, Jackson, Johnson Triche 21 pts, Johnson 10 reb
11/30/2010
H
Steve Donahue
W
78-58
Jardine, Triche, Melo, Jackson, Joseph Jackson 17 pts, 13 reb
11/8/2013
H
Bill Courtney
W
82-60
Ennis, Cooney, Coleman, Christmas, Fair Cooney 27 pts, 7-8 3 pts
12/31/2014
H
Bill Courtney
W
61-44
Joseph, Cooney, Christmas, McCullough, Gbinje Christmas 19 pts
12/19/2015
H
Bill Courtney
W
67-46
Gbinije, Cooney, Coleman, Roberson, Richardson Richardson 15 pts, Roberson 15 pts, 12 reb
12/27/2016
H
Brian Earl
W
80-56
Howard, Battle, Coleman, Lydon, White Lydon 20 pts, 10 reb
11/10/2017
H
Brian Earl
W
77-45
Howard, Battle, Chukwu, Moyer, Brissett Battle 18 pts, Moyer & Brissett 10 reb
12/1/2018
H
Brian Earl
W
63-55
Howard, Battle, Chukwu, Brissett, Hughes Battle 26 pts
11/20/2019
H
Brian Earl
W
72-53
Girard, Boeheim, Sidibe, Dolezaj, Hughes Hughes 22 pts
12/29/2021
H
Brian Earl
W
80-68
Girard, BBoeheim, Edwards, Swider, JBoeheim BBoeheim 22 pts, Swider 21 pts
12/17/2022
H
Brian Earl
W
78-63
Mintz, Girard, Edwards, Bell, Williams Girard 19 pts, Edwards 12 reb
12/5/2023
H
Brian Earl
W
81-70
Mintz, Starling, McLeod, Bell, Taylor Mintz 28 pts, Brown 12 reb
11/27/2024
H
Jon Jaques
W
82-72
Carlos, Starling, Davis, Bell, Freeman Freeman 22 pts, 12 reb

The Syracuse Orange and Cornell Big Red basketball series goes back to the first season of Orange varsity basketball. They played in the second game Syracuse ever played, and the Orangemen beat Cornell 18-15 for the first win in Syracuse basketball history. The Orangemen won the first three games of the series.

The two teams would not meet from 1906 to 1921, when the series once again resumed. They would play a home-and-home game from 1921 to 1930, an annual series from 1931 to 1938, and then again a home-and-home series from 1939 through 1968. From the 1968-1969 season until the 1992-1993 season, the two teams would again have an annual game. They would not meet from 1994 to 2000. In 2001 they two teams started to meet again on an occasional basis.

Cornell beat Syracuse eight straight times from 1921 to 1924, and once led the series 8-3. Syracuse would then win 9 straight games to give the Orangemen a 12-8 lead in the series. Syracuse would start to dominate the series and by 1957, the Orangemen led 44-17. However from 1957 to 1964, Cornell would win 12 out of 17 games in the series, including seven straight from 1959 to 1963, to bring the series to 49-29.

The Orangemen would then retake hold of the series. Cornell would last beat Syracuse in 1968. The Orange have now beaten Cornell 41 straight games.

The November 10, 2017 game would see Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim coach against his oldest son Jimmy Boeheim, who was making his college playing debut for the Big Red. Jimmy would score eleven points and lead his team in rebounding with five rebounds.

The December 1, 2018 game would be the Battle of the Boeheim's, as coach Jim Boeheim would again face off against his son Jimmy Boeheim. This time around, Jim's youngest son Buddy was also involved, as a freshman for the Syracuse Orangemen. Jimmy would score nine points with six rebounds and four assists for Cornell, while Buddy would score three points in five mintes for the Orange.

November 20, 2019 would be the Battle of the Boeheim's, round 2, with Jim Boeheim coaching, Buddy again playing for Syracuse, and Jimmy playing for Cornell. Jimmy Boeheim would lead all scorers with 25 points, while Buddy had 16 points, as the Orange won 72-53.

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