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Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 21
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

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.

Season

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

September 38:00 PMNo. 17[1] Texas A&M*

ABCW 25–24 79,917[2] September 103:30 PMat MarylandNo. 25

ESPNW 28–24 50,637[2] September 173:30 PMNo. 13 MiamiNo. 20[3]

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC

ABCL 30–36 3OT79,135[2] September 2412:00 PMBoston College

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC

JPSL 16–13 OT77,684[2] October 13:30 PMat Wake Forest

ESPNUL 31-27 32,153[2] October 137:45 PMat NC State

ESPNW 31–10 57,500[2] October 2212:30 PMTemple*

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC

W 37–7 74,841[2] October 293:30 PMat Georgia Tech

ESPNL 10-9 55,000[2] November 51:00 PMDukedagger

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC

W 49–20 77,278[2] November 1212:00 PMNo. 17 Florida State

ESPNW 35–14 80,536[2] November 197:00 PMat No. 19 South Carolina*

ESPN2W 13–9 83,368[2] December 275:00 PMvs. Colorado*No. 23

ESPNW 19–10 31,470[2]

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/228/year/2005/clemson-tigers
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "2005 Clemson Football Stats" (PDF). Clemson University.
  3. ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=252600228
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