Syracuse vs Lafayette

Syracuse vs Lafayette College

9 games

Syracuse 9-0

DATE		Opposing Coach		Score	Starters	Notes
3/15/1957	NCAA	George Davidson	W	75-71	Albanese, Breland, Snyder, Cohen, Clark	Clark 34 pts, 13 reb, Snyder 14 reb
1/14/1970	H	Hal Wissel	W	100-89	Green, Finney, Smith, McDaniel, Case	McDaniel 25 pts, 14 reb
1/14/1971	H	Hal Wissel	W	106-92	Green, Kohls, Smith, Lee, Wadach	Smith 47 pts , 19 reb
1/13/1973	@	Tom Davis	W	86-74	J.Lee, Wadach, Dooms, Hackett, M.Lee	J. Lee 17 pts
12/28/1989	H	John Leone	W	85-64	Thompson, Johnson, Ellis, Coleman, Owens	Owens & Thompson 17 pts
12/21/1991	H	John Leone	W	87-58	Edwards, Hopkins, Siock, Moten, Johnson	Johnson 20 pts
12/13/1993	H	John Leone	W	104-75	Autry, Moten, Hill, Jackson, Wallace	Moten 29 pts
11/25/1995	H	Fran O'Hanlon	W	87-63	Sims, Cipolla, Reifsnyder, Wallace, Burgan	Wallace 20 pts
11/9/2021	H	Fran O'Hanlon	W	97-63	Girard, BBoeheim, Edwards, Swider, JBoeheim	Girard 20 pts, Swider 12 reb

The Syracuse Orangemen and Lafayette Leopards first met in 1957 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Orangemen would win 75-71 led by Gary Clark's 34 points. The two teams would not play again for 13 years.

In 1971, Syracuse center Bill Smith set a school record with 47 points in a 106-92 win over Lafayette. Tracy Tripucka of Lafayette would score 41 points in the losing effort that game.

Syracuse and Lafayette met in 2021 after a twenty six year break. Jim Boeheim and Fran O'Hanlon were both still the respective head coaches, and it is believed to be a record for longest gap of years between two coaches meeting.