In short: Syracuse Titans high school football (Syracuse, UT), 2026 season: 5-4. Last game: W 23-16 vs Farmington on October 8, 2026. Next: at Westlake, October 30, 2026. Schedule and results, player season stats, stat leaders, unit grades, ScorePirate ranking and the game-by-game log.
The number to watch when Syracuse meets Westlake is Syracuse's scoring defense. Syracuse allowed 17.3 points per game over its first 6 games (3-3), #12 in section in that timeframe. Over the stretch of 3 games that followed (2-1), the Titans have allowed 34.0 points per game, a 96% rise, #49 in section in that window. The schedule doesn't explain it: the opponents in both stretches have averaged about 25.1 points per game on the season. Measured against those opponents' norms (25.6 points per game), Syracuse allowed 33% more than those offenses usually score. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 3 opponents average a rating that would rank #28 in section, well above the first 6 (#38), so the dip has come against better teams overall. Meanwhile, Westlake's offense has been middle of the pack in recent weeks. The Thunder have averaged 23.3 points per game over their last 3 games (2-1), #31 in section during that time. Those games came against some of the weaker scoring defenses in section (28.1 points per game on the season, which would rank #42). Against those norms, Westlake scored 17% less than those defenses usually allow. Westlake offers Syracuse a fair measuring stick for whether the trend is real. Syracuse is 4-0 this season when it holds opponents under 20, and 1-4 when it doesn't.
The battle on the ground could decide Syracuse's next game, against Westlake, and the recent returns favor Syracuse. Syracuse allowed 4.9 yards per carry (489 yards on 100 rushes) over its first 5 games (2-3), #34 in section through those games. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (3-1), the Titans have allowed 3.5 yards per carry (294 yards on 83 rushes), a 28% drop, #16 in section through that stretch. The schedule deserves some of the credit: Syracuse's last 4 opponents have averaged 3.8 yards per carry, a #50 rushing attack in section on the season, against 4.9 yards per carry, #30 for the first 5. Measured against those opponents' norms (3.8 yards per carry), Syracuse held those rushing attacks 6% below their usual yards per carry. Meanwhile, Westlake's ground game has been middle of the pack in recent weeks. The Thunder have averaged 5.3 yards per carry (812 yards on 153 rushes) over their last 4 games (3-1), #29 in section over that stretch. Those games came against a middle-of-the-pack set of run defenses in section (5.2 yards per carry on the season, which would rank #39). Westlake offers Syracuse a fair measuring stick for whether the trend is real.
NOTES
The biggest shift in Syracuse's season has come in its defense. Syracuse allowed 8.0 yards per play (1,262 yards on 158 snaps) over its first 5 games (2-3), #56 in section within that period. Over the stretch of 4 games that followed (3-1), the Titans have allowed 6.4 yards per play (1,471 yards on 229 snaps), a 20% drop, #38 in section across those games. The schedule doesn't explain it: the opponents in both stretches have averaged about 5.9 yards per play on the season. Measured against those opponents' norms (5.8 yards per play), Syracuse allowed 11% more per snap than those offenses usually gain. So the improvement is real, but it still trails what those opponents usually give up. On the season, Syracuse ranks #47 in section in yards per play allowed. Westlake's offense sits in the middle of the pack, #43 in section (5.3 yards per play).
Syracuse's passing game has come a long way since the season's early weeks. The Titans averaged 6.9 yards per pass attempt (756 yards on 110 attempts) over their first 4 games (1-3), #29 in section during those games. In the 5 games since that slow start (4-1), Syracuse has averaged 8.1 yards per pass attempt (1,233 yards on 152 attempts), an 18% rise, #24 in section during that period. The schedule doesn't explain it: the opponents in both stretches have averaged about 7.2 yards per attempt on the season. Measured against those opponents' norms (7.5 yards per attempt), Syracuse threw for 8% more per attempt than those pass defenses usually allow. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 5 opponents average a rating that would rank #33 in section, well above the first 4 (#47), which makes the improvement more impressive. On the season, the Titans rank #26 in section in passing. Westlake's pass defense sits in the middle of the pack, #20 in section (6.8 yards per attempt).
Something changed for Syracuse's offense after its first 3 games. Syracuse averaged 37.0 points per game over its first 3 games (1-2), #10 in section during that stretch. In the 6 games since that hot start (4-2), the Titans have averaged 30.0 points per game, a 19% drop, #19 in section over that period. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Syracuse's last 6 opponents have averaged 23.9 points per game, a #36 scoring defense in section on the season, against 27.2 points per game, #41 for the first 3. Measured against those opponents' norms (23.9 points per game), Syracuse scored 26% more than those defenses usually allow. By that measure, the early pace looks more like the outlier than the recent one. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 6 opponents average a rating that would rank #33 in section, well above the first 3 (#47), so the dip has come against better teams overall. On the season, Syracuse ranks #16 in section in scoring. It won't get any easier against Westlake, whose defense ranks #12 in section (15.9 points per game).
Syracuse's ground game has run the ball less effectively as the season has worn on. The Titans averaged 6.3 yards per carry (1,011 yards on 161 rushes) over their first 6 games (3-3), #12 in section over that timeframe. Over the stretch of 3 games that followed (2-1), Syracuse has averaged 5.4 yards per carry (561 yards on 104 rushes), a 14% drop, #25 in section over that span. The schedule has a lot to do with it: Syracuse's last 3 opponents have averaged 4.3 yards per carry, a #27 run defense in section on the season, against 4.8 yards per carry, #34 for the first 6. Measured against those opponents' norms (4.3 yards per carry), Syracuse ran for 25% more per carry than those run defenses usually allow. By that measure, the early pace looks more like the outlier than the recent one. The level of competition matters too: in ScorePirate's SP Strength Index, the last 3 opponents average a rating that would rank #28 in section, well above the first 6 (#38), so the dip has come against better teams overall. On the season, the Titans rank #15 in section in rushing. Westlake's run defense sits in the middle of the pack, #22 in section (4.2 yards per carry).
TIDBITS (2 found)
• Club Syracuse has won 2 straight, and a win would make it 3 in a row -- something they have not done in the 4 seasons on record.
• Player Ledger Wight has gone 6 straight games throwing a touchdown pass, the longest such streak of his career.
MILESTONE WATCH
Syracuse
Kao Prom needs 59 rushing yards for 500 (averaging 73.5 a game)
Jace Cook needs 1 sack for 5 (averaging 0.8 a game)
Win chances are the site's own game projections where one is on file, otherwise the SP Strength Index gap with a small home edge. The realistic range covers 80% of outcomes (10th to 90th percentile).
Every player with a stat on file, listed only where he has one. Open the arrow beside a name for his game-by-game line. Stats through the Oct 8 game; last updated Oct 23; roster and numbers checked Sep 21.
Click a column heading to sort. MIN hides players below that many attempts.
PPG/OPP PPG use every played game on file. YPG/PLAYS-PER-GAME columns only ever come from games with a full box score on file, which can be a smaller sample than GP -- see the coverage note below when that's the case for this team.
Averages use only games with that number on file (defense 8/9, sacks/INT 6/9, sacks allowed 6/9 games). SACKS ALW comes from the opponent's box score; TO FORCED is takeaways; TO MAR is takeaways minus giveaways, and its bottom cell is the season total. Dashes mean not on file.
UNIT INDEX
Pass Offense: grade 80.4/100 (+61 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Offense: grade 67.5/100 (+30 yds/gm vs average)
Pass Defense: grade 10.1/100 (+72 yds/gm vs average)
Rush Defense: grade 82.2/100 (-73 yds/gm vs average)
Unit grades: 0-100 league percentile, opponent-curved (two-way solve over current + past seasons, recency-weighted). Composite counts yardage, efficiency vs league YPA/YPC (50% tilt), and negative plays at sack=7yd, INT=45yd, TFL=4yd -- adjustable v1 constants.
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS
PLAYER
POS
CLASS
COMMITTED TO
RATING
#0 KALEB HALL
S
Sr.
Utah
3-star
1 committed player on the current SYR roster, per 247Sports. Players from earlier recruiting classes who have already graduated are not listed.
OPPONENT TRACKER
(full explanation: Appendix, Note 2)
DATE
SITE
OPPONENT
THEIR RECORD
THEIR PPG
2026-10-30
at
WESTLAKE
7-3
19.3
LAST YEAR
SYR finished 2024 at 1-1. Missed playoffs. Notable win: 24-17 over HERRIMAN (HERRIMAN finished 27% that season). Toughest loss: 7-13 to RIVERTON (6-point margin).
SYR — OFFENSE SCORING SITUATION — 2024-26 (11 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
Scores <10
0-1
.000
7.0
Scores 10-19
0-1
.000
14.0
Scores 20-29
3-1
.750
25.2
Scores 30-39
1-2
.333
32.7
Scores 40+
2-0
1.000
51.0
SYR — OFFENSE — 2026 (9 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
STRK
YPA 8.0+
3-0
1.000
43.3
W3
YPA < 8.0
2-4
.333
26.8
W1
Pass Yds 200+
4-2
.667
30.0
W2
Pass Yds < 200
1-2
.333
37.0
L1
Rush Yds 100+
4-2
.667
36.8
W1
Rush Yds < 100
1-2
.333
23.3
W1
Rush Yds 150+
4-2
.667
36.8
W1
Rush Yds < 150
1-2
.333
23.3
W1
YPC 5.0+
4-1
.800
37.2
W4
YPC < 5.0
1-3
.250
26.2
W1
YPP 6.0+
5-2
.714
34.9
W2
YPP < 6.0
0-2
.000
23.5
L2
YPP 7.0+
3-1
.750
39.0
W3
YPP < 7.0
2-3
.400
27.0
W1
Turnovers 1+
2-3
.400
31.4
W1
Turnovers < 1
3-1
.750
33.5
W3
Turnovers 2+
0-1
.000
14.0
L1
Turnovers > 2
--
--
--
--
SYR — OFFENSE SCORING SITUATION — 2026 (9 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
Scores <10
--
--
--
Scores 10-19
0-1
.000
14.0
Scores 20-29
2-1
.667
25.7
Scores 30-39
1-2
.333
32.7
Scores 40+
2-0
1.000
51.0
SYR — DEFENSE — 2024-26 (11 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
STRK
YPA 8.0+
2-3
.400
31.2
W1
YPA < 8.0
3-1
.750
11.5
W3
2 games without this stat on file
Pass Yds 200+
1-3
.250
33.8
W1
Pass Yds < 200
5-1
.833
12.2
W4
1 games without this stat on file
Rush Yds 100+
2-2
.500
24.0
W1
Rush Yds < 100
4-2
.667
18.7
W1
1 games without this stat on file
Rush Yds 150+
1-1
.500
22.0
L1
Rush Yds < 150
5-3
.625
20.5
W2
1 games without this stat on file
YPC 5.0+
1-0
1.000
6.0
W1
YPC < 5.0
5-4
.556
22.4
W2
1 games without this stat on file
YPP 6.0+
3-3
.500
27.0
W1
YPP < 6.0
3-1
.750
11.5
W3
1 games without this stat on file
YPP 7.0+
2-2
.500
32.0
W1
YPP < 7.0
4-2
.667
13.3
W3
1 games without this stat on file
Turnovers 1+
5-2
.714
15.7
W3
Turnovers < 1
1-2
.333
37.7
W1
1 games without this stat on file
Turnovers 2+
4-2
.667
17.2
W2
1 games without this stat on file
Turnovers > 2
3-0
1.000
7.7
W3
1 games without this stat on file
SYR — DEFENSE SCORING SITUATION — 2024-26 (11 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
Allows <10
3-0
1.000
4.3
Allows 10-19
2-1
.667
15.3
Allows 20-29
0-2
.000
27.5
Allows 30-39
1-1
.500
36.5
Allows 40+
0-1
.000
49.0
SYR — DEFENSE — 2026 (9 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
STRK
YPA 8.0+
2-3
.400
31.2
W1
YPA < 8.0
2-0
1.000
8.0
W2
2 games without this stat on file
Pass Yds 200+
1-2
.333
40.7
W1
Pass Yds < 200
4-1
.800
11.2
W4
1 games without this stat on file
Rush Yds 100+
1-2
.333
26.3
W1
Rush Yds < 100
4-1
.800
19.8
W1
1 games without this stat on file
Rush Yds 150+
0-1
.000
27.0
L1
Rush Yds < 150
5-2
.714
21.6
W2
1 games without this stat on file
YPC 5.0+
1-0
1.000
6.0
W1
YPC < 5.0
4-3
.571
24.6
W2
1 games without this stat on file
YPP 6.0+
3-3
.500
27.0
W1
YPP < 6.0
2-0
1.000
8.0
W2
1 games without this stat on file
YPP 7.0+
2-2
.500
32.0
W1
YPP < 7.0
3-1
.750
12.5
W3
1 games without this stat on file
Turnovers 1+
4-2
.667
15.5
W3
Turnovers < 1
1-2
.333
37.7
W1
Turnovers 2+
3-2
.600
17.2
W2
Turnovers > 2
2-0
1.000
3.0
W2
SYR — DEFENSE SCORING SITUATION — 2026 (9 Gms)
SPLIT
REC
WIN%
PPG
Allows <10
3-0
1.000
4.3
Allows 10-19
1-0
1.000
16.0
Allows 20-29
0-2
.000
27.5
Allows 30-39
1-1
.500
36.5
Allows 40+
0-1
.000
49.0
ON THE BRINK
SYRACUSE
• SYRACUSE has passed for 250+ in 2 straight games (10/2/26–10/8/26). It has not reached 3 straight in the last 4 years of games on file (2023-present).
SYR's defense has averaged 6.3 YPP over their last 5 games. Their 10-game average is 28.9 YPP. (-78%)
SYR's defense has averaged 3.5 YPC over their last 5 games. Their 10-game average is 11.4 YPC. (-69%)
SYR's defense has averaged 34.0 points allowed per game over their last 3 games. Their 11-game average is 21.5 points allowed per game. (+58%)
SYR's defense has averaged 0.7 takeaways per game over their last 3 games. Their 10-game average is 1.6 takeaways per game. (-58%)
SYR's defense has averaged 344.0 pass yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 10-game average is 231.0 pass yards per game. (+49%)
SYR's defense has averaged 429.3 total yards per game over their last 3 games. Their 10-game average is 329.5 total yards per game. (+30%)
SYR's defense has averaged 75.2 rush yards per game over their last 5 games. Their 10-game average is 98.5 rush yards per game. (-24%)
(moved to the Appendix, Data Export 1, to keep this section shorter -- the full spreadsheet-paste table is there unchanged)
APPENDIX
Full-length explanations and full-size data exports for the shortened notes and relocated tables referenced throughout this report, numbered in the order their pointers appear above.
Explanatory Notes
Note 1 -- SEASON OUTLOOK
Every remaining game is projected from schedule-adjusted ratings; already-played games carry their real result. Records are simulated distributions, not a single guess -- MOST LIKELY FINAL is the single most probable record and its own probability, PROJECTED RECORD is the season's expected win total expressed in record form (an average across every simulated outcome, so it can land on a fraction of a game).
Note 2 -- OPPONENT TRACKER -- why some cards have no record shown
Only meaningful for an opponent who is ALSO a tracked team in the library -- an opponent with no games on file here at all shows the date and site alone.
Note 3 -- MOST IMPORTANT NUMBERS -- how a number is scored
Every split this report computes is scored on four weighted criteria and the top 5 per team are listed. In Cooper's own weighting order: (1) the WIN% attached to the condition, counted only when the condition has occurred at least 8 times -- a smaller sample is dropped outright, not discounted; (2) the PPG attached to it, with higher better on offense and lower better on defense, and each side normalized against its own kind so a defensive number competes with defensive numbers rather than against scoring averages; (3) how far the number sits from the OPPONENT's on the same condition, across win%, PPG and how often the condition happens at all; and (4) where it falls among every other team previously run through this workbook and cached. Criteria 1 and 2 measure how strong a number is; 3 and 4 measure how much it distinguishes this team. Weights: win_pct 40%, ppg 27%, matchup 20%, pool 13%. See important_numbers.py.
Full Data Exports
Data Export 1 -- TRENDS — TAB-SEPARATED (10 columns)
The program's index across 4 seasons on file -- 2.1 in 2022 to 11.0 in 2026.
These graphs were chosen by the program from this season's most notable numbers. Build your own -- any stat against any other, for any mix of teams, seasons or players, with a JPEG download -- in the Graph Builder.