2016_Syracuse_Orange_football_team

2016 Syracuse Orange football team

American college football season

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.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	No. 21 (FCS) Colgate*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, 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*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN+	L 20–45	32,288
September 24	1:00 pm	at UConn*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 31–24	31,899
October 1	12:00 pm	vs. Notre Dame*	MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	ESPN	L 33–50	62,794
October 8	7:00 pm	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-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 Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ACCN	W 28–20	34,647
November 5	3:30 pm	at No. 3 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, 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 Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ACCN	L 61–76	34,049
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

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

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

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

v t e
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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	23	10	14	3	50
Syracuse	13	14	0	6	33

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

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

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