2015 Syracuse Orange football team

2015 Syracuse Orange football
2015 Syracuse Orange football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach	Scott Shafer (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Lester (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Bullough (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

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.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Division

Record4–8 (2–6 ACC)

Headcoach

Scott Shafer (3rd season)

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2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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

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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.

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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	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

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

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

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

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

2015 Syracuse Orange football team

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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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)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Bullough (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

	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

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

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