2016 Syracuse Orange football team

2016 Syracuse Orange football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
2016 record 4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach Dino Babers (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator Sean Lewis (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator Mike Lynch (1st year)
Offensive scheme Air Raid
Defensive coordinator Brian Ward (1st year)
Base defense Multiple
Home stadium Carrier Dome
(Capacity: 49,262)
2016 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 3 Clemson xy$   7 1         12 1  
No. 15 Louisville x   7 1         9 3  
No. 10 Florida State   5 3         9 3  
NC State   3 5         6 6  
Wake Forest   3 5         6 6  
Boston College   2 6         6 6  
Syracuse   2 6         4 8  
Coastal Division
No. 18 Virginia Tech xy   6 2         9 4  
North Carolina   5 3         8 4  
Miami   5 3         8 4  
No. 22 Pittsburgh   5 3         8 4  
Georgia Tech   4 4         8 4  
Duke   1 7         4 8  
Virginia   1 7         2 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 6, 2016; 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

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 PM No. 21 (FCS) Colgate* Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY (Rivalry) ACCN+ W 33–7   31,336
September 9 8:00 PM No. 13 Louisville Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN2 L 28–62   32,184
September 17 3:30 PM South Florida*dagger Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN+ L 20–45   32,288
September 24 1:00 PM at Connecticut* Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT CBSSN W 31–24   31,899
October 1 12:00 PM vs. Notre Dame* MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ ESPN L 33–50   62,794
October 8 7:00 PM at Wake Forest BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC ACCRSN L 9–28   25,162
October 15 3:45 PM No. 17 Virginia Tech Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPNU W 31–17   33,838
October 22 12:30 PM at Boston College Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) ACCN W 28–20   34,647
November 5 3:30 PM at No. 3 Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC ABC/ESPN2 L 0–54   80,609
November 12 12:30 PM NC State Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN L 20–35   34,842
November 19 3:30 PM No. 17 Florida State Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ABC/ESPN2 L 14–45   32,340
November 26 12:30 PM at Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ACCN L 61–76   34,049
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 (FCS) Raiders 7 0 0 0 7
Orange 7 13 6 7 33
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–37–3 2015 PITT, 23–20

References

  1. "2016 Syracuse Orange Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
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