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
Record	4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach	Scott Shafer (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Lester (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Bullough (3rd season)
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e			Overall
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No.2Clemson x$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No.14Florida 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.15North Carolinax	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.

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	atSouth Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CBSSN	L 24–45	27,235
October 17	3:30 pm	atVirginia	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	atLouisville	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	atNC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 29–42	55,260
November 28	12:30 pm	Boston College	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	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

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

LSU

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

2015 Syracuse Orange football team

Contents

Schedule

Game summaries

Rhode Island

Wake Forest

Central Michigan

LSU

At South Florida

At Virginia

Pittsburgh

At Florida State

At Louisville

Clemson

At NC State

Boston College

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