# 2016 Syracuse Orange football team

The 2016 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by first year head coach Dino Babers 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 a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 21 (FCS) Colgate* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY (rivalry) | ACCN+ | W 33–7 | 31,336 |
| September 9 | 8:00 pm | No. 13 Louisville | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN2 | L 28–62 | 32,184 |
| September 17 | 3:30 pm | South Florida* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN+ | L 20–45 | 32,288 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | at UConn* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT (rivalry) | CBSSN | W 31–24 | 31,899 |
| October 1 | 12:00 pm | vs. Notre Dame* | MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ | ESPN | L 33–50 | 62,794 |
| October 8 | 7:00 pm | at Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ACCRSN | L 9–28 | 25,162 |
| October 15 | 3:45 pm | No. 17 Virginia Tech | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPNU | W 31–17 | 33,838 |
| October 22 | 12:30 pm | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCN | W 28–20 | 34,647 |
| November 5 | 3:30 pm | at No. 3 Clemson | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ABC/ESPN2 | L 0–54 | 80,609 |
| November 12 | 12:30 pm | NC State | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN | L 20–35 | 34,842 |
| November 19 | 3:30 pm | No. 17 Florida State | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ABC/ESPN2 | L 14–45 | 32,340 |
| November 26 | 12:30 pm | at Pittsburgh | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA (rivalry) | ACCN | L 61–76 | 34,049 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Colgate

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #21 (FCS) Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Orange | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #13 Cardinals | 28 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 62 |
| Orange | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| Orange | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 |

### At UConn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Huskies | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |

### Vs. Notre Dame

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Notre Dame | 23 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 50 |
| Syracuse | 13 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 33 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: October 1, 2016
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,794
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ND – Equanimeous St. Brown 79-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick), 14:42. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:18.
SU – Eric Dungey 3-yard run (kick blocked), 12:36. Notre Dame 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:06.
ND – Cole Luke PAT return, 12:36. Notre Dame 9–6.
ND – Equanimeous St. Brown 67-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoo kick), 11:23. Notre Dame 16–6. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:14.
SU – Amba Etta-Tawo 72-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy kick), 10:17. Notre Dame 16–13. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:06.
ND – C. J. Sanders 93-yard kickoff return (Justin Yoon kick), 10:06. Notre Dame 23–13.
Second quarter
SU – Eric Dungey 1-yard run (Cole Murphy kick), 13:22. Notre Dame 23–20. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:06.
ND – DeShone Kizer 3-yard run (Justin Yoon kick), 12:11. Notre Dame 30–20. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:11.
ND – Justin Yoon 31-yard field goal, 5:03. Notre Dame 33–20. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:11.
SU – Ervin Phillips 14-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy kick), 0:30. Notre Dame 33–27. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:08.
Third quarter
ND – Kevin Stepherson 54-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick), 11:23. Notre Dame 40–27. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:41.
ND – Dexter Williams 59-yard run (Justin Yoon kick), 8:26. Notre Dame 47–27. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:22.
Fourth quarter
ND – Justin Yoon 39-yard field goal, 11:14. Notre Dame 50–27. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 3:58.
SU – Eric Dungey 5-yard run (run failed), 6:52. Notre Dame 50—33. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:22.
Top passers
ND – DeShone Kizer – 23/35, 471 yards, 3 TD, INT
SU – Eric Dungey – 31/51, 363 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
ND – Josh Adams – 20 rushes, 102 yards
SU – Eric Dungey – 17 rushes, 49 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
ND – Equanimeous St. Brown – 4 receptions, 182 yards, 2 TD
SU – Amba Etta-Tawo – 7 receptions, 134 yards, TD :

### At Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Demon Deacons | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #17 Hokies | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| Orange | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |

### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |

### At Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #3 Tigers | 10 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 54 |

### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Orange | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |

### Florida State

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

### At Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 14 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 61 |
| Panthers | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 76 |