American college football season
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 7:00 pm Rhode Island * TWCS NY /ESPN3 W 47–030,112
September 12 12:30 pm Wake Forest ACCN W 30–1726,670
September 19 12:30 pm Central Michigan * RSN W 30–27 OT 27,949
September 26 12:00 pm No. 8 LSU * ESPN L 24–3443,101
October 10 3:30 pm at South Florida * CBSSN L 24–4527,235
October 17 3:30 pm at Virginia ACCRSN L 38–44 3OT 39,223
October 24 12:00 pm No. 25 Pittsburgh ESPNU L 20–2329,832
October 31 12:00 pm at No. 17 Florida State ABC L 21–4567,630
November 7 12:30 pm at Louisville ACCN L 17–4146,158
November 14 3:30 pm No. 1 Clemson ABC/ESPN2 L 27–3736,736
November 21 12:30 pm at NC State ACCN L 29–4255,260
November 28 12:30 pm Boston College ACCRSN W 20–1730,317
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Game summaries
Rhode Island
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
0
0
0
0
Orange
14
17
9
7
47
Wake Forest
1
2
3
4
Total
Demon Deacons
7
10
0
0
17
Orange
3
10
7
10
30
Central Michigan
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Chippewas
3
7
7
7 3
27
Orange
10
14
0
0 6
30
LSU
1
2
3
4
Total
#8 Tigers
7
0
17
10
34
Orange
0
3
7
14
24
At South Florida
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
0
3
14
7
24
Bulls
0
10
21
14
45
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
Pittsburgh
1
2
3
4
Total
#25 Panthers
3
10
0
10
23
Orange
7
10
0
3
20
At Florida State
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
7
7
0
7
21
#17 Seminoles
14
14
7
10
45
At Louisville
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
10
0
0
7
17
Cardinals
7
14
10
10
41
Clemson
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Tigers
21
10
0
6
37
Orange
14
3
7
3
27
At NC State
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
3
6
7
13
29
Wolfpack
14
7
14
7
42
Boston College
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
0
7
3
17
Orange
0
10
7
3
20
References
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