2005_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team

2005 Florida State Seminoles football
2005 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion; ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
ACC Championship, W 27–22 vs. Virginia Tech
Orange Bowl, ; L 23–26 3OT vs. Penn State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
Record	8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (30th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Bowden (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (22nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium; (Capacity: 82,300)
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season

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.

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

Recruits

The Seminoles recruiting class was ranked No. 2 in the nation behind only Southern California by Rivals.com,^[1] but never panned out. On a reevaluation in 2012, Rivals.com listed it among the most disappointing recruiting classes of the decade.^[2]

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Russell Ball RB	La Marque, Texas	La Marque HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.3	May 23, 2004
Russell Ball RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Callahan Bright DT	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	Harriton Senior HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	5.0	Feb 2, 2005
Callahan Bright DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Everette Brown DE	Wilson, North Carolina	Beddingfield HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.5	Jan 5, 2005
Everette Brown DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Matt Dunham ATH	Columbus, Georgia	St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.4	Apr 26, 2004
Matt Dunham ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Dan Foster LB	Blakely, Georgia	Early County HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5	Nov 3, 2004
Dan Foster LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Graham Gano K	Cantonment, Florida	Tate HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.4	Nov 3, 2004
Graham Gano K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Michael Ray Garvin DB	Ramsey, New Jersey	Don Bosco Preparatory	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.3	Dec 6, 2004
Michael Ray Garvin DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Richard Goodman WR	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Jan 31, 2005
Richard Goodman WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Charlie Graham TE	Greenville, Florida	Madison County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.8	Dec 17, 2004
Charlie Graham TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Letroy Guion DT	Starke, Florida	Bradford HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	282 lb (128 kg)	4.7	Jun 10, 2005
Letroy Guion DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Jonathan Hannah TE	Louisburg, North Carolina	Louisburg HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	4.8	Feb 8, 2005
Jonathan Hannah TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Matt Hardrick OL	Orlando, Florida	Edgewater	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	340 lb (150 kg)	5.5	Feb 3, 2005
Matt Hardrick OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Geno Hayes LB	Greenville, Florida	Madison County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	4.65	Feb 2, 2005
Geno Hayes LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Anthony Kelly LB	Ellisville, Mississippi	Jones County Junior College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.6	Feb 17, 2004
Anthony Kelly LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Korey Mangum DB	La Marque, Texas	La Marque HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5	Feb 1, 2005
Korey Mangum DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Justin Mincey DE	Folkston, Georgia	Charlton County HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	4.7	Dec 5, 2004
Justin Mincey DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Neefy Moffett LB	Palm Bay, Florida	Palm Bay Senior HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5	Feb 2, 2005
Neefy Moffett LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Derek Nicholson LB	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Mount Tabor HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.6	Jan 31, 2005
Derek Nicholson LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Rod Owens WR	Jacksonville, Florida	Samuel W. Wolfson HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.4	Jan 9, 2005
Rod Owens WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Jamie Robinson DB	Rock Hill, South Carolina	Northwestern HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.5	Feb 1, 2005
Jamie Robinson DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Fred Rouse WR	Tallahassee, Florida	Lincoln HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.4	Feb 2, 2005
Fred Rouse WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Antone Smith RB	Pahokee, Florida	Pahokee HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	4.3	Feb 2, 2005
Antone Smith RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Kendrick Stewart DT	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland Senior HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	4.8	Jan 6, 2005
Kendrick Stewart DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Clarence Ward DB	Pensacola, Florida	Pensacola HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Jan 25, 2005
Clarence Ward DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Florida State 2005 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011. "2005 Florida State Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011. "2005 Player Commitments – Florida State". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 p.m.	No. 9 Miami (FL)	No. 14	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 10–7	84,347^[3]
September 10	6:45 p.m.	The Citadel*	No. 11	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	W 62–10	79,152^[4]
September 17	7:45 p.m.	at No. 17 Boston College	No. 8	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 28–17	44,500^[5]
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse*	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 38–14	83,717^[6]
October 8	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	JPS	W 41–24	82,589^[7]
October 15	7:45 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 4	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	L 21–26	63,106^[8]
October 22	3:30 p.m.	at Duke	No. 11	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 55–24	21,731^[9]
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	No. 10	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 35–27	82,626^[10]
November 5	3:30 p.m.	NC State	No. 9	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 15–20	83,912^[11]
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at Clemson	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–35	80,536^[12]
November 26	3:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Florida*	No. 23	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–34	90,669^[13]
December 3	7:45 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech		Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (ACC Championship Game)	ABC	W 27–22	72,749^[14]
January 3	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Penn State*	No. 22	Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ABC	L 23–26 ^3OT	77,773^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	9	9	Ernie Sims	Linebacker	Detroit Lions
1st	13	13	Kamerion Wimbley	Defensive end	Cleveland Browns
1st	14	14	Brodrick Bunkley	Defensive tackle	Philadelphia Eagles
1st	19	19	Antonio Cromartie	Cornerback	San Diego Chargers
3rd	31	95	Willie Reid	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh Steelers
4th	20	117	Leon Washington	Running back	New York Jets
5th	5	138	Pat Watkins	Safety	Dallas Cowboys
5th	24	157	A.J. Nicholson	Linebacker	Cincinnati Bengals

2005_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team

2005 Florida State Seminoles football team

Recruits

Schedule

Rankings

Post season

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All-star games

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2005 Florida State Seminoles football

ACC champion ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
ACC Championship, W 27–22 vs. Virginia Tech
Orange Bowl, L 23–26 ^3OT vs. Penn State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
Record	8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (30th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Bowden (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews (22nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 82,300)
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 23 Florida State xy$	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 18 Boston College x	5	–	3	9	–	3
No. 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
No. 7 Virginia Tech x	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 17 Miami (FL)	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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	14	11	8	6	6	4	4	11	10	9	17	22	23	RV	22	23
Coaches Poll	12	11	8	7	7	5	5	10	9	8	16	22	21	RV	22	23
Harris	Not released				6	4	5	10	9	8	16	21	21	—	22	Not released
BCS	Not released							11	10	9	19	—	24	—	22	Not released