Syracuse 42-41 UConn (Oct 3, 2026) Final Score

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Syracuse2-242

UConn2-341Final

Sat, Oct 3 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, Conn. · Crowd 35,883CBS Sports Network

Syracuse beat UConn 42-41 in overtime.

We had UConn favored. Syracuse won.

Next: Syracuse lost to Virginia 28-25, Sat Oct 10

Next: UConn beat Temple 34-20, Sat Oct 10

Top comment in the game thread

CUSE/UCONN and overtime. Name a more iconic duo.

Q4 0:20 · r/CFB game thread · Sat, Oct 3

How it swung

The turning point: Odom 17-yd TD pass to Hatcher, Syracuse goes ahead 42-41 (OT). Syracuse went from 41% to 100% to win.

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Syracuse a 38% chance, and the closing betting line (Syracuse was a 6.5-point favorite) put it at 70%.

Down to 22% in overtime, Syracuse came back to win.

Up to 78% in overtime, then UConn lost it.

27 unanswered

UConn · OT

FinalSyracuse 42-41 UConnSyracuse wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.

The four plays that swung it

1Q4 11:52Bowers 71-yd TD run; offside declined syr face mask on Syracuse (declined), ties it 34-34Syracuse 86% → 58% (−28)
2OTOsborne 25-yd TD pass to Cornist, UConn goes ahead 41-34Syracuse 45% → 22% (−23)
3OTPenaltyHill 3-yd run; face mask on UConnSyracuse 26% → 67% (+41)
4OT4th and 17Odom 17-yd TD pass to Hatcher, Syracuse goes ahead 42-41Syracuse 41% → 100% (+59)

The four plays that swung it

1Q4 11:52Bowers 71-yd TD run; offside declined syr face mask on Syracuse (declined), ties it 34-34UConn 14% → 42% (+28)
2OTOsborne 25-yd TD pass to Cornist, UConn goes ahead 41-34UConn 55% → 78% (+23)
3OTPenaltyHill 3-yd run; face mask on UConnUConn 74% → 33% (−41)
4OT4th and 17Odom 17-yd TD pass to Hatcher, Syracuse goes ahead 42-41UConn 59% → 0% (−59)

What fans said, play by play

The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.

Q1 9:31Syracuse penalty sets up Osborne to Abshire touchdown, making UConn lead 7-6TOUCHDOWN!!! LET'S GO !!r/CFB game thread
Q2 0:26Syracuse fans argue a roughing call on Cornist's touchdown run was bogusRefs better be consistentr/CFB game threadI guess we'll just play without defenders someday. The heck do you want these kids to do?r/CFB game thread
Q3 7:58UConn defense allows Syracuse touchdown on 4th and 23Gave up a TD on 4th and 23 God damn itr/CFB game thread
Q3 0:52Syracuse fans rip Fran Brown after Odom's incomplete pass causes a turnover on downsCan the Syracuse athletic department develop the ability to hire a coach that isn't lobotomizedr/CFB game threadOof. You never want to see that on either side.r/CFB game thread
Q4 5:51Odom interception gives UConn ball at 1-yard line with 5:51 left“This one’s on the house” ah throwr/CFB game thread
Q4 1:53UConn fans rage over a short spot on Bowers' run that forces a turnover on downsThis is the second time the refs shorted us on yardsr/CFB game threadThat lack of challenge will cost us this oner/CFB game thread
Q4 0:20Syracuse misses a 44-yard field goal, sending the game to overtimeQuoted at the top of the page.500 iq play by UConn’s coach to put the Syracuse kicker in a position to win the game, thus destroying his confidence even further.r/CFB game thread

Syracuse’s chance to win after every play.

How to read this chart

Starts from the pregame line (Syracuse -6.5), at 61% for Syracuse (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays. Under the scores, r/CFB comments per minute from fans with a UConn or Syracuse flair (153 and 167); both sides share one scale, regulation only. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.

Every drive

Syracuse scored on 6 of its 14 drives; UConn on 6 of its 13.

Syracuse’s drives are teal, UConn’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

From UConn’s side

UConn’s best moment: Bowers 71-yd TD run; offside declined syr face mask on Syracuse (declined), ties it 34-34 (Q4 11:52). It lifted UConn’s win chance by 28 points.

How UConn fans took it: “That was a terrible call again. These refs have had a day” r/CFB game thread

“I don’t think they did?”

A Syracuse fan

When fans got loud

Busy

The jump was busy; the crowd was quiet.

A large share of the loudest stretch was about the officiating.

Box score

Syracuse 42, UConn 41

UConn covered +6.5 by 5.5. The total, 83, went over 51.5.

Team totals	Syracuse	UConn
Total yards	509	499
Passing	27 of 37, 335 yds	20 of 40, 318 yds
Rushing	48 for 174 yds	34 for 181 yds
First downs	29	28
Third down	10 of 17	3 of 11
Fourth down	3 of 4	2 of 4
Turnovers	2	2
Penalties	8 for 84 yds	11 for 69 yds
Time of possession	35:27	24:33

Syracuse leaders

Passing Amari Odom 27 of 37, 335 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tylik Hill 28 for 140 yds; Ahmad Miller 8 for 22 yds
Receiving Umari Hatcher 12 for 152 yds, 3 TD; Darius Johnson 4 for 47 yds

UConn leaders

Passing Kalieb Osborne 19 of 39, 314 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Cyncir Bowers 16 for 163 yds, 2 TD; Kalieb Osborne 9 for 23 yds
Receiving Ryder Treadway 3 for 57 yds; Ky Wilson 4 for 52 yds

No rain through the game

68° at kickoff · no rain recorded

October game-day temperatures at Pratt & Whitney Stadium

Drag along the chart, or step through the game.

Overtime4:00 p.m.

Syracuse 42, UConn 41 · UConn 0% to win

72°

Odom 17-yd TD pass to Hatcher, Syracuse goes ahead 42-41

Measured at Hartford/brainard airport, 2.2 miles away. Wind and rain are airport readings near the stadium, not on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games

Syracuse · 1-2

Rated 143rd in our preseason ratings, 127th now, up 16 spots.

1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

L 13-27 @ PittsburghTop 25 #51 of 668

lost by 14 as a 10.5-point underdog

L 18-21 vs California #73 of 668

lost by 3 as a 4-point favorite

W 66-3 vs New Hampshire #197 of 668

won by 63 as a 35.5-point favorite

Last 4 games

UConn · 2-2

Rated 128th in our preseason ratings, 103rd now, up 25 spots.

2-2 in its last 4 — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

L 21-24 @ Miami (OH) #85 of 668

lost by 3 as a 2.5-point underdog

W 48-20 @ Southern Miss #77 of 668

won by 28 as a 3.5-point favorite

L 14-38 vs Maryland #65 of 668

lost by 24 as an 11.5-point underdog

W 56-7 vs Lafayette #215 of 668

won by 49 as a 21.5-point favorite

Week by week

UConn

Wk 1Wvs Lafayette56-7
Wk 2Lvs Maryland14-38
Wk 3Wat Southern Miss48-20
Wk 4Lat Miami (OH)21-24

Syracuse

Wk 1Wvs New Hampshire66-3
Wk 2Lvs California18-21
Wk 3Lat Pittsburgh13-27

Power rating by week

UConn is rated 1.8 points ahead as of week 4. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: UConn’s rushing EPA against Syracuse, 45 points

Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.

UConn’s explosive plays against Syracuse’s defense
UConn offense, 91st percentile · Syracuse defense, 51st
UConn’s rushing EPA against Syracuse’s defense
UConn offense, 79th percentile · Syracuse defense, 34th
Syracuse’s EPA/play against UConn’s defense
Syracuse offense, 24th percentile · UConn defense, 50th

Season profile, all the rows

Season profile

SyracuseUConn

EPA/play, offense

EPA/play, defense

Success rate, offense

Success rate, defense

Explosive-play rate, offense

Explosive-play rate, defense

Rush EPA, offense

Rush EPA, defense

Pass EPA, offense

Pass EPA, defense

The series

Syracuse leads the series 8-6

14 meetings since 2004 · Syracuse has won the last 6

2025Syracuse 27-20
2024Syracuse 31-24
2022Syracuse 48-14
2018Syracuse 51-21
2016Syracuse 31-24

Each line is UConn’s chance to win through that meeting. Older meetings have no play by play, so no line.

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

UConn fans are feeling it about like the typical fanbase this week (45th among FBS fanbases), and the other side is no happier.

Syracuse favored by 6.5 · Total 51.5

How games like this usually go

Syracuse by 6.5, and it went to form

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 378 games since 2025 with a favorite of 3.5 to 7.5 points.

The market

The total fell 2 points.

The books’ cut: 4.3%, the margin built into the odds

Weather at kickoff

Mild and dry. Feels like 70° at kickoff.

Syracuse at UConn · Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford

70°feels like at kickoff
Dryno rain at kickoff
99weather score, Comfortable

At kickoff, Oct. 3, 2026.

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Kickoff times that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 9 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game is ringed. At Pratt & Whitney Stadium that day, a 11 am, 3:30 pm, 4:15 pm or 6 pm kickoff would have scored 100, against 99 at noon.

11 am: 100, Ideal
noon: 99, Comfortable (this game)
12:45 pm: 99, Comfortable
2 pm: 98, Comfortable
3:30 pm: 100, Ideal
4:15 pm: 100, Ideal
6 pm: 100, Ideal
7:30 pm: 98, Comfortable
8 pm: 98, Comfortable

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

At kickoff, Oct. 3, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.

Home field

UConn is worth +4.8 points (±5.1) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 62nd percentile.

38% at home, 25% on the road against FBS opponents (14-23 home, 11-33 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +3.9 at home vs. away over 89 games — inside the ±6.1 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 200 miles to get here.

How it swung

Every drive

From UConn’s side

When fans got loud

Box score

Syracuse leaders

UConn leaders

No rain through the game

Jump to

Before kickoff

Recent games

Week by week

UConn

Syracuse

Power rating by week

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: UConn’s rushing EPA against Syracuse, 45 points

Season profile

The series

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Syracuse by 6.5, and it went to form

The market

Weather at kickoff

Kickoff times that Saturday

Where next

Syracuse beats UConn 42-41 in overtime

How it swung

Every drive

From UConn’s side

When fans got loud

Box score

Syracuse leaders

UConn leaders

No rain through the game

Jump to

Before kickoff

Recent games

Week by week

UConn

Syracuse

Power rating by week

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: UConn’s rushing EPA against Syracuse, 45 points

Season profile

The series

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Syracuse by 6.5, and it went to form

The market

Weather at kickoff

Kickoff times that Saturday

Where next