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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
7:00 PMRhode Island *
TWCS NY /ESPN3 W 47–0 30,112
September 1212:30 PMWake Forest
ACCN W 30–17 26,670
September 1912:30 PMCentral Michigan *
RSN W 30–27 OT 27,949
September 2612:00 PMNo. 8 LSU *
ESPN L 24–34 43,101
October 103:30 PMat South Florida *
CBSSN L 24–45 27,235
October 173:30 PMat Virginia
ACCRSN L 38–44 3OT 39,223
October 2412:00 PMNo. 25 Pittsburgh
ESPNU L 20–23 29,832
October 3112:00 PMat No. 17 Florida State
ABC L 21–45 67,630
November 712:30 PMat Louisville
ACCNL 17–41 46,158
November 143:30 PMNo. 1 Clemson
ABC/ESPN2L 27–37 36,736
November 2112:30 PMat NC State
ACCNL 29–42 55,260
November 2812:30 PMBoston College
ACCRSNW 20–17 30,317
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Schedule Source: [ 2]
Game summaries
Rhode Island
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
0
0
0
0
Orange
14
17
9
7
47
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–0
2011
SYR, 21–14
Wake Forest
1
2
3
4
Total
Demon Deacons
7
10
0
0
17
Orange
3
10
7
10
30
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–1
2014
SYR, 30–7
Central Michigan
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Chippewas
3
7
7
7 3
27
Orange
10
14
0
0 6
30
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–0
2014
SYR, 40–3
LSU
1
2
3
4
Total
#8 Tigers
7
0
17
10
34
Orange
0
3
7
14
24
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
1989
SYR, 23–10
at South Florida
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
0
3
14
7
24
Bulls
0
10
21
14
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–6
2012
SYR, 37–36
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
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–2
2005
UVA, 27–24
Pittsburgh
1
2
3
4
Total
#25 Panthers
3
10
0
10
23
Orange
7
10
0
3
20
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
31–36–3
2014
PITT, 30–7
at Florida State
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
7
7
0
7
21
#17 Seminoles
14
14
7
10
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–7
2014
FSU, 38–20
at Louisville
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
10
0
0
7
17
Cardinals
7
14
10
10
41
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
6–7
2014
LOU, 28–6
Clemson
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Tigers
21
10
0
6
37
Orange
14
3
7
3
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–2
2014
CLEM, 16–6
at NC State
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
3
6
7
13
29
Wolfpack
14
7
14
7
42
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–7
2014
NCSU, 24–17
Boston College
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
0
7
3
17
Orange
0
10
7
3
20
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
29–19
2014
BC, 28–7
References
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