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2005 Miami

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Larry Coker, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2005, game by game: lost at No. 14 Florida State 7–10; won at No. 20 Clemson 36–30; won vs. Colorado 23–3; won vs. South Florida 27–7; won vs. Duke 52–7; won at Temple 34–3; won vs. North Carolina 34–16; won at No. 3 Virginia Tech 27–7; won at Wake Forest 47–17; lost vs. Georgia Tech 10–14; won vs. Virginia 25–17; lost vs. No. 3 LSU 3–40+45−37Lost 7–10 at No. 14 Florida State-3No. 14 Florida StateWon 36–30 at No. 20 Clemson+6No. 20 ClemsonWon 23–3 vs. Colorado+20ColoradoWon 27–7 vs. South Florida+20South FloridaWon 52–7 vs. Duke+45DukeWon 34–3 at Temple+31TempleWon 34–16 vs. North Carolina+18North CarolinaWon 27–7 at No. 3 Virginia Tech+20No. 3 Virginia TechWon 47–17 at Wake Forest+30Wake ForestLost 10–14 vs. Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechWon 25–17 vs. Virginia+8VirginiaLost 3–40 vs. No. 3 LSU-37No. 3 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at14Florida StateL 7–⁠1045%
Sep 17at20ClemsonW 36–⁠3050%
Sep 24vsColoradoW 23–⁠369%
Oct 1vsSouth FloridaW 27–⁠777%
Oct 8vsDukeW 52–⁠791%
Oct 15atTempleW 34–⁠388%
Oct 29vsNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠1680%
Nov 5at3Virginia TechW 27–⁠734%
Nov 12atWake ForestW 47–⁠1781%
Nov 19vsGeorgia TechL 10–⁠1480%
Nov 26vsVirginiaW 25–⁠1778%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs3LSUPeach BowlL 3–⁠4055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 40–⁠3 in the Peach Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 6
  10. Wk 10: 5
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 10
  14. Wk 14: 10
  15. Final: 17
Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 3
Points
325–⁠171
Coach
Larry Coker
Elo
1713 +55 this season
SP+ rating
26.0 No. 5 of 118; offense No. 31, defense No. 1
SRS
14.7 No. 9 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 9
Offensive coordinator
Dan Werner
Defensive coordinator
Randy Shannon
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3 Cover 2

How good, play by play

  • Offense64th of 119
  • Defense6th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0437%1.0864th of 119
Defense-0.0332%1.106th 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 353% allowed
Defense0.0own 253% 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

Reggie Youngblood OT★★★★★No. 9
Kenneth Phillips S★★★★★No. 8
DajLeon Farr TE★★★★★No. 37
Spencer Adkins OLB★★★★No. 76
Courtney Harris WDE★★★★No. 84
Randy Phillips S★★★★No. 123

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

The 2005 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.811
Receivers15.00.984
Offensive line15.00.996
Defensive line14.00.968
Linebackers14.00.971
Defensive backs24.50.959
Whole class74.30.950

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 1Kelly Jennings DBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 2Rocky McIntosh LBWashington Redskins
Rd 2Sinorice Moss WRNew York Giants
Rd 2Devin Hester DBChicago Bears
Rd 3Eric Winston OTHouston Texans
Rd 3Rashad Butler OTCarolina Panthers
Rd 4Leon Williams LBCleveland Browns
Rd 4Orien Harris DEPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Marcus Maxey DBKansas City Chiefs

All-ACC

4 first team, 1 second team

First 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.