Syracuse–West_Virginia_football_rivalry
Syracuse–West Virginia football rivalry
American college football rivalry
The Syracuse–West Virginia football rivalry is an American college football rivalry[citation needed] between the Syracuse Orange football team of Syracuse University and West Virginia Mountaineers football team of West Virginia University.
| First meeting | October 12, 1945 |
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| Latest meeting | December 28, 2018 |
| Next meeting | TBD |
| Trophy | Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy |
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| Meetings total | 61 |
| All-time series | Syracuse leads, 34–27[1] |
| Largest victory | Syracuse, 45–0 (1960) |
| Longest win streak | West Virginia, 8 (2002–2009) |
| Current win streak | Syracuse, 4 (2010–present) |
The Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy[2] is the trophy that went annually to the winner of the game. It was introduced in 1993 and is named after former WVU football player and Syracuse head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, who died in April of that year. It was sculpted by Syracuse player Jim Ridlon.
West Virginia won the first trophy game 43–0 at Syracuse and has gone on to win 11. Syracuse has won the trophy eight times and leads the series 34–27. With West Virginia's move to the Big 12 Conference in 2012 and Syracuse's move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013, the future of the series is in doubt with no meetings currently planned.
The two teams met in the 2012 Pinstripe Bowl and 2018 Camping World Bowl, which Syracuse won 38–14 and 34–18 respectively. However, the trophy was not exchanged.
| Syracuse victories | West Virginia victories |
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- Clu, Big League (October 20, 2011). "Rivalry Trophy Series: Battle for the Schwartzwalder Trophy". Jobu’s Rum. Retrieved December 31, 2018.