# 2014 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2014 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by second 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 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:30 pm | No. 12 (FCS) Villanova* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN3 | W 27–26 $^{2OT}$ | 41,189 |
| September 13 | 12:00 pm | at Central Michigan* | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPNU | W 40–3 | 25,531 |
| September 20 | 12:30 pm | Maryland* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN | L 20–34 | 40,511 |
| September 27 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 8 Notre Dame* | MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ | ABC | L 15–31 | 76,802 |
| October 3 | 7:00 pm | Louisville | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN | L 6–28 | 37,569 |
| October 11 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Florida State | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN | L 20–38 | 43,295 |
| October 18 | 12:00 pm | at Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ACCRSN | W 30–7 | 25,107 |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | at No. 20 Clemson | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ESPNU | L 6–16 | 80,031 |
| November 1 | 3:00 pm | NC State | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCRSN | L 17–24 | 40,787 |
| November 8 | 12:30 pm | No. 22 Duke | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN | L 10–27 | 39,331 |
| November 22 | 3:30 pm | at Pittsburgh | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | ESPNU | L 7–30 | 32,549 |
| November 29 | 12:30 pm | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCRSN | L 7–28 | 30,267 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| Orange | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 27 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| Chippewas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Maryland

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terrapins | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| Orange | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Irish | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Orange | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| Orange | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |

### Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seminoles | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Orange | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |

### Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |

### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| Orange | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |

### Duke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| Orange | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Panthers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |

### Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |