2016 Syracuse Orange football team

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2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 21 Louisville x		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 8 Florida State		5	–	3					10	–	3
NC State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					7	–	6
Boston College		2	–	6					7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6					4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 20 Miami (FL)		5	–	3					9	–	4
Pittsburgh		5	–	3					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					9	–	4
Duke		1	–	7					4	–	8
Virginia		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
# – College Football Playoff champion $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

September 27:00 PMNo. 21 (FCS) Colgate*

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)

ACCN+W 33–7 31,336 September 98:00 PMNo. 13 Louisville

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

ESPN2L 28–62 32,184 September 173:30 PMSouth Florida*

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

ACCN+L 20–45 32,288 September 241:00 PMat Connecticut*

• Rentschler Field
• East Hartford, CT

CBSSNW 31–24 31,899 October 112:00 PMvs. Notre Dame*

• MetLife Stadium
• East Rutherford, NJ

ESPNL 33–50 62,794 October 87:00 PMat Wake Forest

• BB&T Field
• Winston-Salem, NC

ACCRSNL 9–28 25,162 October 153:45 PMNo. 17 Virginia Tech

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

ESPNUW 31–17 33,838 October 2212:30 PMat Boston College

• Alumni Stadium
• Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)

ACCNW 28–20 34,647 November 53:30 PMat No. 3 Clemson

• Memorial Stadium
• Clemson, SC

ABC/ESPN2L 0–54 80,609 November 1212:30 PMNC State

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

ACCNL 20–35 34,842 November 193:30 PMNo. 17 Florida State

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

ABC/ESPN2L 14–45 32,340 November 2612:30 PMat Pittsburgh

• Heinz Field
• Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)

ACCNL 61–76 34,049

Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Colgate

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

See also: 2016 Colgate Raiders football team and Colgate–Syracuse football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–31–5	2010	SYR, 42–7

Louisville

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

See also: 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–8	2015	LOU, 41–17

South Florida

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

See also: 2016 South Florida Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3-7	2015	USF, 45–24

at Connecticut

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

See also: 2016 Connecticut Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2012	SYR, 40–10

vs. Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish	23	10	14	3	50
Orange	13	14	0	6	33

See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2014	ND, 31–15

at Wake Forest

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

See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2015	SYR, 27–3

Virginia Tech

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

See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–8	2003	VT, 51–7

at Boston College

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

See also: 2016 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–19	2015	SYR, 20–17

at Clemson

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

See also: 2016 Clemson Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2015	CLEM, 37–27

NC State

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

See also: 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	2015	NCST, 42–29

Florida State

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

See also: 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	2015	FSU, 45–21

at Pittsburgh

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

Main article: 2016 Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh football game

See also: 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–37–3	2015	PITT, 23–20