2005 Clemson Tigers football team
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Champs Sports Bowl champion | |
Champs Sports Bowl, W 19–10, vs. Colorado | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 21 |
AP | No. 21 |
Record | 8–4 (4–4 ACC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Rob Spence (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Vic Koenning (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
Clemson started off its season with wins over a ranked Texas A&M team and the Maryland Terrapins. However, Clemson then lost the following three games to Miami, Boston College, and Wake Forest. The losses to Miami and Boston College came in overtime. Clemson then rebounded to win the next two games against NC State and Temple. The next week, Clemson lost a close game to Georgia Tech. Clemson then closed out the regular season with three straight wins over Duke, ACC rival Florida State, and instate rival South Carolina. In the post-season, Clemson received an invitation to play in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado. Clemson won the game, 19–10, to finish the season at 8–4.
Clemson finished the season ranked in the top 25 (21st in both the AP and the Coaches' Poll) for the second time in three years. Clemson also recorded wins against three AP top 20 teams in the 2005 season for just the fourth time in school history. Clemson lost its four games by a combined 14 points.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 17 Texas A&M* | ABC | W 25–24 | 79,917 | |||
September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 25 | ESPN | W 28–24 | 50,637 | ||
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Miami (FL) | No. 20 |
| ABC | L 30–36 3OT | 79,135 | [1] |
September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College |
| JPS | L 13–16 OT | 77,684 | ||
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | ESPNU | L 27–37 | 32,153 | |||
October 13 | 7:45 p.m. | at NC State | ESPN | W 31–10 | 57,500 | |||
October 22 | 12:30 p.m. | Temple* |
| W 37–7 | 74,841 | |||
October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | ESPN | L 9-10 | 55,000 | |||
November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Duke![]() |
| W 49–20 | 77,278 | |||
November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 Florida State |
| ESPN | W 35–14 | 80,536 | ||
November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 19 South Carolina* | ESPN2 | W 13–9 | 83,368 | |||
December 27 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado* | No. 23 | ESPN | W 19–10 | 31,470 | ||
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Roster
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Rankings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Miami vs. Clemson - Game Recap - September 17, 2005 - ESPN". Archived from the original on January 27, 2023.