 From 1950 to 1970, Syracuse won 11 to Penn State's 10 games.Unfortunately conference realignment and scheduling disagreements have dampened the intensity of the rivalry between the teams in recent years.The teams first met in October 28, 1922 at the New York Polo Grounds battling to a scoreless tie kick-starting an East coast rivalry that has seen 71 total match-ups with the teams meeting almost every season from 1922-1990.