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Syracuse football: Worst head coach hires in program history

By Josh Yourish

Sep 9, 2023; Syracuse, New York, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Dino Babers (right) and quarterback Garrett Schrader (6) look on against the Western Michigan Broncos during the second half at the JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 9, 2023; Syracuse, New York, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Dino Babers (right) and quarterback Garrett Schrader (6) look on against the Western Michigan Broncos during the second half at the JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 28, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Scott Shafer prepares his team prior to his last game against the Boston College Eagles at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Scott Shafer prepares his team prior to his last game against the Boston College Eagles at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /

827. . . . Scott Shafer. 2. player

When Scott Shafer took over Syracuse in 2013, the school was transitioning to the ACC and was far removed from national prominence. Shafer did what he could to drag the program further and further away from the glory years.

Doug Marone had the team at 8-5 in 2012 and jumped to the NFL as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills. Marone did not succeed in Buffalo and Shafer wasn’t much better at Syracuse.

In his three years as head coach, one more than Marone’s tenure in Buffalo, Shafer went 14-23 and 7-17 in his last two seasons. The Orange went 7-6 in 2013 with a lot of the talent that Marone brought to Syracuse still on the roster, but then things really fell apart.

Shafer only has one decent season on his resume and it wasn’t even his doing, but that’s still a better tenure than Greg Robinson’s.

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