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2005 Florida State

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 2005, game by game: won vs. No. 9 Miami 10–7; won vs. The Citadel 62–10; won at No. 17 Boston College 28–17; won vs. Syracuse 38–14; won vs. Wake Forest 41–24; lost at Virginia 21–26; won at Duke 55–24; won vs. Maryland 35–27; lost vs. NC State 15–20; lost at Clemson 14–35; lost at No. 19 Florida 7–34; won vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech 27–22; lost vs. No. 4 Penn State 23–26+52−27Won 10–7 vs. No. 9 Miami+3No. 9 MiamiWon 62–10 vs. The Citadel+52The CitadelWon 28–17 at No. 17 Boston College+11No. 17 Boston CollegeWon 38–14 vs. Syracuse+24SyracuseWon 41–24 vs. Wake Forest+17Wake ForestLost 21–26 at Virginia-5VirginiaWon 55–24 at Duke+31DukeWon 35–27 vs. Maryland+8MarylandLost 15–20 vs. NC State-5NC StateLost 14–35 at Clemson-21ClemsonLost 7–34 at No. 19 Florida-27No. 19 FloridaWon 27–22 vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech+5No. 5 Virginia TechLost 23–26 vs. No. 4 Penn State-3No. 4 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vs9MiamiW 10–⁠755%
Sep 10vsThe CitadelW 62–⁠1092%
Sep 17at17Boston CollegeW 28–⁠1746%
Oct 1vsSyracuseW 38–⁠1480%
Oct 8vsWake ForestW 41–⁠2486%
Oct 15atVirginiaL 21–⁠2660%
Oct 22atDukeW 55–⁠2484%
Oct 29vsMarylandW 35–⁠2774%
Nov 5vsNC StateL 15–⁠2083%
Nov 12atClemsonL 14–⁠3554%
Nov 26at19FloridaL 7–⁠3443%
Dec 3vs5Virginia TechACC Championship GameW 27–⁠2227%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs4Penn StateOrange BowlL 23–⁠2641%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 26–⁠23 in the Orange Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 10
  10. Wk 10: 9
  11. Wk 11: 17
  12. Wk 12: 22
  13. Wk 13: 23
  14. Wk 14: 22
  15. Final: 23

Atlantic Coast Conference champions5–⁠3 in the conference, won the ACC Championship Game

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 4
Points
376–⁠286
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1618 −18 this season
SP+ rating
5.4 No. 51 of 118; offense No. 75, defense No. 29
SRS
9.8 No. 27 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 2
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Bowden
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Brodrick Bunkley, Willie Reid and Kyler Hall
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense80th of 119
  • Defense20th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0237%1.0680th of 119
Defense0.0135%1.1120th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2005 class

Fred Rouse WR★★★★★No. 5
Antone Smith RB★★★★★No. 18
Callahan Bright DT★★★★★No. 18
Derek Nicholson ILB★★★★No. 42
Geno Hayes OLB★★★★No. 43
Matt Hardrick OT★★★★No. 61
Jamie Robinson CB★★★★No. 69
Justin Mincey SDE★★★★No. 73

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs24.50.958
Receivers23.50.893
Offensive line14.00.976
Defensive line44.30.964
Linebackers24.00.982
Defensive backs34.00.943
Whole class144.10.952

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2006

The 2006 draft
Rd 1Ernie Sims LBDetroit Lions
Rd 1Kamerion Wimbley DECleveland Browns
Rd 1Brodrick Bunkley DTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 1Antonio Cromartie DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 3Willie Reid WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Leon Washington RBNew York Jets
Rd 5Pat Watkins DBDallas Cowboys
Rd 5A.J. Nicholson LBCincinnati Bengals

All-ACC

4 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2005 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2005 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠27
Miami6–⁠29–⁠317
Boston College5–⁠39–⁠318
Florida State5–⁠38–⁠523
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠5
Clemson4–⁠48–⁠421
North Carolina4–⁠45–⁠6
NC State3–⁠57–⁠5
Virginia3–⁠57–⁠5
Maryland3–⁠55–⁠6
Wake Forest3–⁠54–⁠7
Duke0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.