2005 Florida State Seminoles football team

2005 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
Orange Bowl,
L 26–23 3OT vs. Penn State
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 23
2005 record 8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach Bobby Bowden (30th year)
Offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden (5th year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (22nd year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 82,300)
2005 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#23 Florida State xy$   5 – 3         8 – 5  
#18 Boston College x   5 – 3         9 – 3  
#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
#7 Virginia Tech x   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#17 Miami   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 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.

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]

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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   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 
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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   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 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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:

Schedule

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 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. Marylanddagger No. 10 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC W 35–27   82,626[10]
November 5 3:30 p.m. North Carolina 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 No. 22 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. 23 Dolphin Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl) ABC L 23–26 3OT  77,773[15]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Post season

Florida State finished the season ranked number 23 in both the final AP and Coaches college football polls. Florida State's trip to the Orange bowl marked the 24th consecutive post season bowl game under Bobby Bowden.

NFL draft

Six seniors and two juniors would go on and be drafted in the 2006 NFL Draft.

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

All-star games

Game Date Site Players
57th Senior Bowl January 28, 2006 Ladd Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama Pat Watkins, Brodrick Bunkley, Kamerion Wimbley[16]

References

  1. ↑ "2005 Team Rankings". Rivals.com.
  2. ↑ "The Unlucky 13: Top classes that fizzled". Rivals.com. February 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Miami Hurricanes vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Citadel Bulldogs vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Boston College Eagles vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Syracuse Orange vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Virginia Cavaliers vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Duke Blue Devils vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Maryland Terrapins vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  11. ↑ "NC State Wolfpack vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  12. ↑ "2005 Clemson Football Stats" (PDF). Clemson University. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Florida Gators vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  16. ↑ "2006 Senior Bowl rosters". ESPN.com. January 17, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2011.

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