The 2023 Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh football game will be played at Yankee Stadium instead of the JMA Wireless Dome, according to a release from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first football game played at Yankee Stadium.
More from the ACC in its press release:
To mark the 100th anniversary of the first college football game played at the original Yankee Stadium, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that the 2023 Pitt at Syracuse football game will be played on November 11 at the current Yankee Stadium in being held in the Bronx.
“We look forward to celebrating this significant anniversary with Pitt, Syracuse and the Yankees,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “This is an incredible milestone in college football and we appreciate the collaboration of our amazing partners to make this a special opportunity for our student-athletes, programs and fans. Yankee Stadium has a long history of hosting college football games and we are proud to add this game to its tradition.”
Pitt and Syracuse played the very first game at the original Yankee Stadium on October 20, 1923, with Syracuse securing a 3-0 win. The original Yankee Stadium was built in 1923, remodeled in 1976, and replaced with a new Yankee Stadium in 2009. The Orange is 7-3 in 10 previous football games at both Yankee Stadiums, winning 1923 vs. Pitt, 1940 vs. NYU, 1941 vs. NYU, 1963 vs. Notre Dame, 1964 vs. Army, 2010 vs. Kansas State and 2012 vs. West Virginia.
Pitt has played at Yankee Stadium three times, including 1923, 1962 and 2016.
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Yankee Stadium has hosted a college postseason bowl game since 2010 and began a partnership to select an ACC team beginning in 2014. Syracuse won the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl in 2010 and is 2-1 all-time in the game, while Pitt has made one appearance (2016). The ACC has sent seven different teams to the Pinstripe Bowl since 2014.
Pitt and Syracuse have played every year since 1955 when both schools were independent. The teams have met 10 times as members of the ACC, with six of those competitions being decided by 10 points or less.
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