# 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. 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 DomeSyracuse, NY | TWCS NY/ESPN3 | W 47–0 | 30,112 |
| September 12 | 12:30 pm | Wake Forest | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN | W 30–17 | 26,670 |
| September 19 | 12:30 pm | Central Michigan* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | RSN | W 30–27 $^{OT}$ | 27,949 |
| September 26 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 LSU* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN | L 24–34 | 43,101 |
| October 10 | 3:30 pm | at South Florida* | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | CBSSN | L 24–45 | 27,235 |
| October 17 | 3:30 pm | at Virginia | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCRSN | L 38–44 $^{3OT}$ | 39,223 |
| October 24 | 12:00 pm | No. 25 Pittsburgh | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY (rivalry) | ESPNU | L 20–23 | 29,832 |
| October 31 | 12:00 pm | at No. 17 Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ABC | L 21–45 | 67,630 |
| November 7 | 12:30 pm | at Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN | L 17–41 | 46,158 |
| November 14 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 Clemson | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ABC/ESPN2 | L 27–37 | 36,736 |
| November 21 | 12:30 pm | at NC State | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN | L 29–42 | 55,260 |
| November 28 | 12:30 pm | Boston College | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCRSN | W 20–17 | 30,317 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## 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 |