2005 Clemson Tigers football team

2005 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 21
AP No. 21
2005 record 84 (44 ACC)
Head coach Tommy Bowden (7th year)
Offensive coordinator Rob Spence
Offensive scheme Various
Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning (1st year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium (c. 77,381, grass)
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 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Season

Clemson started off its season with wins over a ranked Texas A&M team and the Maryland Terrapins. However, Clemson then lost the following three games to Miami, Boston College, and Wake Forest. The losses to Miami and Boston College came in overtime. Clemson then rebounded to win the next two games against NC State and Temple. The next week, Clemson lost a close game to Georgia Tech. Clemson then closed out the regular season with three straight wins over Duke, ACC rival Florida State, and instate rival South Carolina. In the post-season, Clemson received an invitation to play in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado. Clemson won the game, 1910, to finish the season at 84.

Clemson finished the season ranked in the top 25 (21st in both the AP and the Coaches' Poll) for the second time in three years. Clemson also recorded wins against three AP top 20 teams in the 2005 season for just the fourth time in school history. Clemson lost its four games by a combined 14 points.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 8:00 PM No. 17[1] Texas A&M* Memorial StadiumClemson, SC ABC W 2524   79,917[2]
September 10 3:30 PM at Maryland No. 25 Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD ESPN W 2824   50,637[2]
September 17 3:30 PM No. 13 Miami No. 20[3] Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ABC L 3036 3OT  79,135[2]
September 24 12:00 PM Boston College Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC JPS L 1613 OT  77,684[2]
October 1 3:30 PM at Wake Forest Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC ESPNU L 31-27   32,153[2]
October 13 7:45 PM at NC State Carter-Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) ESPN W 3110   57,500[2]
October 22 12:30 PM Temple* Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 377   74,841[2]
October 29 3:30 PM at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA (Rivalry) ESPN L 10-9   55,000[2]
November 5 1:00 PM Dukedagger Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 4920   77,278[2]
November 12 12:00 PM No. 17 Florida State Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Bowden Bowl) ESPN W 3514   80,536[2]
November 19 7:00 PM at No. 19 South Carolina* Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State) ESPN2 W 139   83,368[2]
December 27 5:00 PM vs. Colorado* No. 23 Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl) ESPN W 1910   31,470[2]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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