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 represents Syracuse University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange are led by first year head coach Dino Babers and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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

ACCRSN   October 15Virginia Tech

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

  October 22at Boston College

• Alumni Stadium
• Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)

  November 5at Clemson

• Memorial Stadium
• Clemson, SC

  November 12NC State

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

  November 19Florida State

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

  November 26at Pittsburgh

• Heinz Field
• Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)

 

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					0
Orange					0

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					0
Demon Deacons					0

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
Hokies					0
Orange					0

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					0
Eagles					0

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
Tigers					0

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
Orange					0

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
Seminoles					0
Orange					0

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					0
Panthers					0

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

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