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2005 Florida State Seminoles football team

2005 Florida State Seminoles football
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ACC champion
ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
Orange Bowl,
L 26–23 3OT vs. Penn State
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 23
2005 record 8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach Bobby Bowden (30th year)
Offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden (5th year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (22nd year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 82,300)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#23 Florida State xy$   5 3         8 5  
#18 Boston College x   5 3         9 3  
#21 Clemson   4 4         8 4  
Wake Forest   3 5         4 7  
NC State   3 5         7 5  
Maryland   3 5         5 6  
Coastal Division
#7 Virginia Tech x   7 1         11 2  
#17 Miami   6 2         9 3  
Georgia Tech   5 3         7 5  
North Carolina   4 4         5 6  
Virginia   3 5         7 5  
Duke   0 8         1 10  

Championship: Florida State 27, Virginia Tech 22
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and competed in the Atlantic Division.

The Seminoles won their division and competed in the ACC title game, defeating Virginia Tech in the inaugural championship game.

The Seminoles recruiting class was ranked No. 2 in the nation behind only Southern California by Rivals.com, but never panned out. On a reevaluation in 2012, Rivals.com listed it among the most disappointing recruiting classes of the decade.

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Florida State finished the season ranked number 23 in both the final AP and Coaches college football polls. Florida State's trip to the Orange bowl marked the 24th consecutive post season bowl game under Bobby Bowden.

Six seniors and two juniors would go on and be drafted in the 2006 NFL Draft.


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