2016 Syracuse Orange football team

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 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 Connecticut*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	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 game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

Syracuse Orange football

Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–78) Giants Stadium (1979) Rich Stadium (1979) Schoellkopf Field (1979) Carrier Dome (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Colgate Penn State Pittsburgh West Virginia

Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Alma Mater "Down the Field" Marching band The Express Scandal Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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