On October 22nd West Virginia plays it's second away game against the Syracuse Orangemen. WVU first played Syracuse back in 1945 and lost 0-12. However, the last 8 out of 9 games have belonged to the Mountaineers with the most recent being a 34-13 win in 2009. WVU fell to Syracuse last year 14-19.

Last 10 Historical Scores for WVU vs. Syracuse
| Year |
Score |
| 2010 |
L 14-19 |
| 2009 |
W 34-13 |
| 2008 |
W 17-6 |
| 2007 |
W 55-14 |
| 2006 |
W 41-17 |
| 2005 |
W 15-7 |
| 2004 |
W 27-6 |
| 2003 |
W 34-23 |
| 2002 |
W 34-7 |
| 2001 |
L 13-24 |
| 2000 |
L 27-31 |
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