2005 NC State
7–5 (3–5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Chuck Amato. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 9 Florida State 20–15Nov 5
Florida State was ranked No. 9, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs 8Virginia Tech | L 16–20 | 40% |
| Sep 17 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 54–10 | 83% |
| Sep 24 | vs North Carolina | L 24–31 | 66% |
| Oct 6 | at 24Georgia Tech | W 17–14 | 28% |
| Oct 13 | vs Clemson | L 10–31 | 55% |
| Oct 22 | at Wake Forest | L 19–27 | 51% |
| Oct 29 | vs Southern Miss | W 21–17 | 46% |
| Nov 5 | at 9Florida State | W 20–15 | 17% |
| Nov 12 | at Boston College | L 10–30 | 28% |
| Nov 19 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 24–3 | 68% |
| Nov 26 | vs Maryland | W 20–14 | 54% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs South FloridaMeineke Car Care Bowl | W 14–0 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat South Florida 14–0 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 249–212
- Coach
- Chuck Amato
- Elo
- 1556 +34 this season
- SP+ rating
- 9.4 No. 35 of 118; offense No. 84, defense No. 11
- SRS
- 5.4 No. 36 of 119 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 29
- Offensive coordinator
- Marc Trestman
- Defensive coordinator
- Steve Dunlap
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.00 | 33% | 1.12 | 98th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.01 | 35% | 1.16 | 21st 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.0 | own 31 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 30 | 2% 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
| Toney Baker RB | ★★★★★ | No. 26 |
| Curtis Crouch OT | ★★★★ | No. 64 |
| J.C. Neal ATH | ★★★★ | No. 123 |
| Ray Michel OLB | ★★★ | No. 829 |
| Jamelle Eugene RB | ★★★ | No. 829 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2005 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 2 | 4.0 | 0.900 |
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.744 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 2.7 | 0.836 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 2.0 | 0.737 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.811 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 4.0 | 0.922 |
| Whole class | 11 | 2.8 | 0.818 |
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 1 | Mario Williams DE | Houston Texans |
| Rd 1 | Manny Lawson DE | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 1 | John McCargo DT | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 4 | Stephen Tulloch LB | Tennessee Titans |
| Rd 6 | Marcus Hudson DB | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 6 | T.J. Williams TE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
All-ACC
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Mario WilliamsDLAP-1
Manny LawsonDLAP-1
Stephen TullochLBAP-1
Second team
T.J. WilliamsTEAP-2- Darrell BlackmanRSAP-2
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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 7–1 | 11–2 | 7 |
 Miami | 6–2 | 9–3 | 17 |
| Boston College | 5–3 | 9–3 | 18 |
| Florida State | 5–3 | 8–5 | 23 |
| Georgia Tech | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Clemson | 4–4 | 8–4 | 21 |
| North Carolina | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| NC State | 3–5 | 7–5 | |
 Virginia | 3–5 | 7–5 | |
| Maryland | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Duke | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.