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.
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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1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 0 0 0 0 Orange 14 17 9 7 47
1 2 3 4 Total Demon Deacons 7 10 0 0 17 Orange 3 10 7 10 30
1 2 3 4 OT Total Chippewas 3 7 7 7 3 27 Orange 10 14 0 0 6 30
1 2 3 4 Total #8 Tigers 7 0 17 10 34 Orange 0 3 7 14 24
1 2 3 4 Total Orange 0 3 14 7 24 Bulls 0 10 21 14 45
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
1 2 3 4 Total #25 Panthers 3 10 0 10 23 Orange 7 10 0 3 20
1 2 3 4 Total Orange 7 7 0 7 21 #17 Seminoles 14 14 7 10 45
1 2 3 4 Total Orange 10 0 0 7 17 Cardinals 7 14 10 10 41
1 2 3 4 Total #1 Tigers 21 10 0 6 37 Orange 14 3 7 3 27
1 2 3 4 Total Orange 3 6 7 13 29 Wolfpack 14 7 14 7 42
1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 7 0 7 3 17 Orange 0 10 7 3 20
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold