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.
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 game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries
Rhode Island
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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 |
4 | OT |
Total |
Chippewas |
3 |
7 |
7 |
7 | 3 |
27 |
Orange |
10 |
14 |
0 |
0 | 6 |
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 |
4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT |
Total |
Orange |
0 |
21 |
3 |
0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
38 |
Cavaliers |
0 |
14 |
0 |
10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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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