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The 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 30th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, sharing the ACC's Atlantic Division title with Boston College. Florida State advanced to the inaugural ACC Championship Game, where the Seminoles defeated Virginia Tech to win the conference title. They concluded the season with a triple-overtime loss to Penn State in the Orange Bowl. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Quick facts Florida State Seminoles football, ACC championACC Atlantic Division co-champion ...
2005 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
ACC Championship Game, W 27–22 vs. Virginia Tech
Orange Bowl, L 23–26 3OT vs. Penn State
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Bowden (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (22nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
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2005 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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
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Florida State finished the season ranked No. 23 in both the final AP poll and the Coaches Poll. The Seminoles' trip to the Orange Bowl marked the 24th consecutive bowl game appearance under Bowden.

Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 58:00 p.m.No. 9 Miami (FL)No. 14
ABCW 10–784,347[1]
September 106:45 p.m.The Citadel*No. 11
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNUW 62–1079,152[2]
September 177:45 p.m.at No. 17 Boston CollegeNo. 8
ESPNW 28–1744,500[3]
October 13:30 p.m.Syracuse*No. 6
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 38–1483,717[4]
October 812:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
JPSW 41–2482,589[5]
October 157:45 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 4
ESPNL 21–2663,106[6]
October 223:30 p.m.at DukeNo. 11
ESPNUW 55–2421,731[7]
October 293:30 p.m.MarylanddaggerNo. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 35–2782,626[8]
November 53:30 p.m.NC StateNo. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCL 15–2083,912[9]
November 1212:00 p.m.at ClemsonNo. 17
ESPNL 14–3580,536[10]
November 263:30 p.m.at No. 19 Florida*No. 23
CBSL 7–3490,669[11]
December 37:45 p.m.vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech
ABCW 27–2272,749[12]
January 38:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Penn State*No. 22
ABCL 23–26 3OT77,773[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings

See also: 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP14118664411109172223RV2223
Coaches1211877551098162221RV2223
HarrisNot released6451098162121RV22Not released
BCSNot released1110919—24—22Not released
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Florida State appeared in the first ACC title game.

Personnel

Recruits

The Seminoles recruiting class was ranked No. 2 in the nation behind only USC by Rivals.com,.[17] On a reevaluation in 2012, Rivals.com listed it among the most disappointing recruiting classes of the decade.[18]

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 5/5 stars   Rivals: 5/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 2/5 stars   Rivals: 2/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 2/5 stars   (40)
Matt Hardrick
OL		 Orlando, Florida Edgewater 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 340 lb (150 kg) 5.5 Feb 3, 2005 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 5/5 stars   Rivals: 5/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 5/5 stars   Rivals: 5/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • ‡ Refers to 40-yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  • "2005 Florida State Commits". Scout. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  • "2005 Player Commitments – Florida State". ESPN. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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After the season

All-star games

More information Game, Date ...
GameDateSitePlayers
57th Senior BowlJanuary 28, 2006Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AlabamaPat Watkins, Brodrick Bunkley, Kamerion Wimbley[19]
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NFL draft

Six seniors and two juniors were selected in the 2006 NFL draft.

More information Round, Pick ...
RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st99Ernie SimsLinebackerDetroit Lions
1st1313Kamerion WimbleyDefensive endCleveland Browns
1st1414Brodrick BunkleyDefensive tacklePhiladelphia Eagles
1st1919Antonio CromartieCornerbackSan Diego Chargers
3rd3195Willie ReidWide receiverPittsburgh Steelers
4th20117Leon WashingtonRunning backNew York Jets
5th5138Pat WatkinsSafetyDallas Cowboys
5th24157A. J. NicholsonLinebackerCincinnati Bengals
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