2015 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2015 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by third year head coach Scott Shafer and played their home games at the Carrier Dome. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Atlantic Division.

2015 Syracuse Orange football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Lester (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChuck Bullough (3rd season)
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^   8 0     14 1  
No. 14 Florida State   6 2     10 3  
Louisville   5 3     8 5  
NC State   3 5     7 6  
Syracuse   2 6     4 8  
Wake Forest   1 7     3 9  
Boston College   0 8     3 9  
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x   8 0     11 3  
Pittsburgh   6 2     8 5  
Miami (FL)   5 3     8 5  
Duke   4 4     8 5  
Virginia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Virginia   3 5     4 8  
Georgia Tech   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 23, head coach Scott Shafer was fired.[1] He stayed on to coach their final game on November 28. He finished at Syracuse with a three-year record of 14–23.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 pmRhode Island*TWCS NY/ESPN3W 47–030,112
September 1212:30 pmWake Forest
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCNW 30–1726,670
September 1912:30 pmCentral Michigan*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
RSNW 30–27 OT27,949
September 2612:00 pmNo. 8 LSU*
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ESPNL 24–3443,101
October 103:30 pmat South Florida*CBSSNL 24–4527,235
October 173:30 pmat VirginiaACCRSNL 38–44 3OT39,223
October 2412:00 pmNo. 25 Pittsburgh 
ESPNUL 20–2329,832
October 3112:00 pmat No. 17 Florida StateABCL 21–4567,630
November 712:30 pmat LouisvilleACCNL 17–4146,158
November 143:30 pmNo. 1 Clemson
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ABC/ESPN2L 27–3736,736
November 2112:30 pmat NC StateACCNL 29–4255,260
November 2812:30 pmBoston College
  • Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
ACCRSNW 20–1730,317

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Game summaries

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Rhode Island

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 0 0
Orange 14 17 9 7 47

Wake Forest

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1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 7 10 0 0 17
Orange 3 10 7 10 30

Central Michigan

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Chippewas 3 7 7 73 27
Orange 10 14 0 06 30
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Tigers 7 0 17 10 34
Orange 0 3 7 14 24

At South Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 3 14 7 24
Bulls 0 10 21 14 45

At Virginia

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1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Orange 0 21 3 0770 38
Cavaliers 0 14 0 10776 44

Pittsburgh

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1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Panthers 3 10 0 10 23
Orange 7 10 0 3 20

At Florida State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 7 7 0 7 21
#17 Seminoles 14 14 7 10 45

At Louisville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 10 0 0 7 17
Cardinals 7 14 10 10 41

Clemson

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1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Tigers 21 10 0 6 37
Orange 14 3 7 3 27

At NC State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 3 6 7 13 29
Wolfpack 14 7 14 7 42

Boston College

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 7 3 17
Orange 0 10 7 3 20

References

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  1. ^ "Scott Shafer fired as SU football head coach". November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Syracuse Orange Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 1, 2015.