Scott Shafer

Last coached Syracuse Orange, 2015

Record: 14-23
Win percentage: .378
Games: 37
Seasons: 32013–2015

Season history

Every season the coach has run a program.

Season	Team	Record
2015	Syracuse	4-8	AP preseason —	AP final —	SRS -0.9	SP+ -3.9	Offense 30.0	Defense 33.2
2014	Syracuse	3-9	AP preseason —	AP final —	SRS -3.9	SP+ -2.1	Offense 18.8	Defense 20.9
2013	Syracuse	7-6	AP preseason —	AP final —	SRS 0.6	SP+ 0.0	Offense 25.9	Defense 23.2

Coaching history

Dated coaching jobs from published histories and school biographies.

Years	Team	Role
2017–2023	Middle Tennessee	Defensive Coordinator (under Rick Stockstill)
2013–2015	Syracuse	Head Coach
2009–2012	Syracuse	Defensive Coordinator (under Doug Marrone)
2008	Michigan	Defensive Coordinator (under Rich Rodriguez)
2007	Stanford	Defensive Coordinator (under Jim Harbaugh)
2005–2006	Western Michigan	Defensive Coordinator (under Bill Cubit)
2004	Illinois	Defensive Backs Coach (under Ron Turner)
1996–2003	Northern Illinois	Defensive Coordinator (under Joe Novak)
1993–1995	Rhode Island	Secondary Coach
1991–1992	Indiana	Graduate Assistant (under Bill Mallory)

Notable staff

Assistants who went on to run a program of their own.

Years	Coach	Role	Head coach at
2013–2015	Clark Lea	Linebackers Coach	Head coach at Vanderbilt 2020–
2013–2017	Tim Lester	Quarterbacks Coach	Head coach at Western Michigan 2017–2022