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Syracuse Football Team History

Syracuse Orangemen

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Carrier Dome
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Orange
Coach: Scott Shafer
Conference: Atlantic Coast-Atlantic

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1889 <-- 2014 <- 2015 -> 2016 --> 2024

2015 Season Highlights

Scott Shafer enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Syracuse.

2015 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	vs. Rhode Island	47	0	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Wake Forest	30	17	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Central Michigan	30	27	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Louisiana State	24	34	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ South Florida	24	45	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Virginia	38	44	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Pittsburgh	20	23	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Florida State	21	45	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Louisville	17	41	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Clemson	27	37	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ North Carolina State	29	42	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Boston College	20	17	W

2015 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	327
Scoring Average	27.3
Points Allowed	372
Defense Average	31.0
Opponents Record	72-60
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	0-5

2015 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2015 Atlantic Coast-Atlantic Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Clemson	14-1	577	325	Won 37-17	8-0	304	152	Dabo Swinney
Florida State	10-3	412	227	Lost 24-38	6-2	216	144	Jimbo Fisher
Louisville	8-5	373	313	Won 27-21	5-3	208	200	Bobby Petrino
North Carolina State	7-6	432	336	Lost 28-51	3-5	219	237	Dave Doeren
Syracuse	4-8	327	372		2-6	202	266	Scott Shafer
Wake Forest	3-9	209	295		1-7	120	219	Dave Clawson
Boston College	3-9	206	183		0-8	73	147	Steve Addazio

2015 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2015 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.