Syracuse vs RPI

Syracuse vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (R.P.I.)

18 games

Syracuse 13-5

DATE		Opposing Coach		Score	Starters	Notes
1/5/1901	H	RPI	L	8-21	Goodwin, Whittemore, Lowe, Lamb, Twombley	First SU Game ever
11/29/1901	@	RPI	L	7-42	Brady, Whittemore, Crane, Houseknecht, Twombley
3/06/1903	@	RPI	L	13-15
1/11/1908	@	RPI	W	42-22	Dollard, Lynch, Riehl, Lee, Sugarman	Sugarman 17 pts
3/6/1909	H	RPI	W	40-24	Duncan, Darby, Kilpatrick, Lee, Banks	Lee 20 pts
12/17/1910	H	RPI	W	24-11	Tichnor, Giles, Probst, Ryan, Bloom	Bloom 12 pts
3/3/1911	@	RPI	L	15-17	Tichnor, Davey, Rugg, Ryan, Bloom	Bloom 9 pts
12/15/1911	H	RPI	W	27-19	Davey, Rugg, Castle, Ryan, Bloom	Bloom 11 pts
1/12/1912	@	RPI	L	23-26	Davey, Rugg, Castle, Ryan, Bloom	Ryan 13 pts
1/16/1915	H	RPI	W	22-21	Crisp, Seymour, Osman, Keib, Bloom	Bloom 12 pts
2/18/1916	@	RPI	W	26-21	Crisp, Harris, Schwarzer, Rafter, Casey	Crisp 10 pts
2/17/1917	@	RPI	W	20-17	Casey, Crisp, Schwarzer, Rafter, Dolley	Crisp 14 pts
1/26/1918	@	RPI	W	33-18	Barsha, Marcus, Schwarzer, JCronauer, Dolley	Dolley 10 pts
1/24/1920	@	RPI	W	19-18	Sawyer, Barsha, Conlin, Lavin, Paul	Paul 9 pts
1/29/1921	@	RPI	W	22-6	Parker, Fisher, Conlin, Weltman, Lavin	Conlin 8 pts
3/11/1922	@	RPI	W	21-14	Weltman, Fisher, MacRae, Brucker, Lavin	Brucker 10 pts
3/2/1946	H	RPI	W	69-29	Spicer, Renzi, Newell, Mogish, Gabor	Gabor & Newell 14 pts
2/12/1947	@	RPI	W	62-46	Peters, Stickel, Newell, Mogish, Gabor	Stickel 20 pts

Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute was the first varsity basketball team that the Syracuse Orangemen ever played. The RPI Engineers won the game easily 21-8 in Troy, New York. The two teams met regularly from 1908 to 1922.

RPI won the first three games of the series, while Syracuse has won the last 9. Syracuse played six consecutive road games against RPI from 1916 to 1922 with the Orangemen winning all six.

The two teams have not played since 1947.