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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
2015 record	4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach	Scott Shafer (3rd as HC; 7th overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Lester (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Bullough (3rd season)
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,262)

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		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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 PM	Rhode Island*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	TWCS NY/ESPN3	W 47–0	30,112
September 12	12:30 PM	Wake Forest	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 30–17	26,670
September 19	12:30 PM	Central Michigan*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	RSN	W 30–27 ^OT	27,949
September 26	12:00 PM	No. 8 LSU*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 24–34	43,101
October 10	3:30 PM	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CBSSN	L 24–45	27,235
October 17	3:30 PM	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	L 38–44 ^3OT	39,223
October 24	12:00 PM	No. 25 Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 20–23	29,832
October 31	12:00 PM	at No. 17 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 21–45	67,630
November 7	12:30 PM	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN	L 17–41	46,158
November 14	3:30 PM	No. 1 Clemson	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC/ESPN2	L 27–37	36,736
November 21	12:30 PM	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 29–42	55,260
November 28	12:30 PM	Boston College	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 20–17	30,317
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Rhode Island

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

See also: 2015 Rhode Island Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2011	SYR, 21–14

Wake Forest

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

See also: 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2014	SYR, 30–7

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chippewas	3	7	7	7	3	27
Orange	10	14	0	0	6	30

See also: 2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2014	SYR, 40–3

LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Tigers	7	0	17	10	34
Orange	0	3	7	14	24

See also: 2015 LSU Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1989	SYR, 23–10

at South Florida

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

See also: 2015 South Florida Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2012	SYR, 37–36

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Orange	0	21	3	0	7	7	0	38
Cavaliers	0	14	0	10	7	7	6	44

See also: 2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2005	UVA, 27–24

Pittsburgh

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

See also: 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–36–3	2014	PITT, 30–7

at Florida State

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

See also: 2015 Florida State Seminoles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–7	2014	FSU, 38–20

at Louisville

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

See also: 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–7	2014	LOU, 28–6

Clemson

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

See also: 2015 Clemson Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2014	CLEM, 16–6

at NC State

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

See also: 2015 NC State Wolfpack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–7	2014	NCSU, 24–17

Boston College

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

See also: 2015 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–19	2014	BC, 28–7

References

1. http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2015/11/scott_shafer_fired_as_syracuse_football_head_coach.html
2. "2015 Syracuse Orange Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 1, 2015.