Syracuse vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (R.P.I.) Back
Syracuse Orange Basketball
RPI Engineers Basketball
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.

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