Wikipedia

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
Record4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Lester (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChuck Bullough (3rd season)
Home stadiumCarrier Dome
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
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 (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.

Schedule edit

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 Virginia
ACCRSNL 38–44 3OT39,223
October 2412:00 pmNo. 25 Pittsburgh 
ESPNUL 20–2329,832
October 3112:00 pmat No. 17 Florida State
ABCL 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 State
ACCNL 29–4255,260
November 2812:30 pmBoston College
ACCRSNW 20–1730,317
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries edit

Rhode Island edit

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

Wake Forest edit

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

Central Michigan edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Chippewas 3 7 7 73 27
Orange 10 14 0 06 30
See also: 2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

LSU edit

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

At South Florida edit

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

At Virginia edit

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Orange 0 21 3 0770 38
Cavaliers 0 14 0 10776 44
See also: 2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Pittsburgh edit

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

At Florida State edit

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

At Louisville edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 10 0 0 7 17
Cardinals 7 14 10 10 41
See also: 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team

Clemson edit

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

At NC State edit

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

Boston College edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Scott Shafer fired as SU football head coach". November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Syracuse Orange Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 1, 2015.


 

This college football 2010s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Syracuse_Orange_football_team&oldid=1189690108"