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
2015 record4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coachScott Shafer (3rd as HC; 7th overall season)
Offensive coordinatorTim Lester (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChuck Bullough (3rd season)
Home stadiumCarrier 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

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 Louisville
ACCNL 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
ACCRSNW 20–1730,317
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 0 0
Orange 14 17 9 7 47
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2014 SYR, 30–7

Central Michigan

1 2 3 4OT Total
Chippewas 3 7 7 73 27
Orange 10 14 0 06 30
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
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–6 2012 SYR, 37–36

at Virginia

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Orange 0 21 3 0770 38
Cavaliers 0 14 0 10776 44
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
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
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
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
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
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–19 2014 BC, 28–7
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