2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Al Groh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

2005 Virginia Cavaliers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 34–31 vs. Minnesota
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record7–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Prince (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAl Golden (5th season)
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 61,500)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:30 pmWestern Michigan*No. 23ESPN360W 31–1961,244
September 1712:00 pmat Syracuse*No. 20ESPN2W 27–2440,027
September 243:30 pmDukeNo. 19
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN360W 38–761,021
October 112:00 pmat MarylandNo. 18JPSL 33–4552,656
October 81:00 pmat No. 17 Boston CollegeNo. 25ABCL 17–2835,286
October 158:00 pmNo. 5 Florida State 
ESPNW 26–2163,106
October 2212:00 pmat North CarolinaNo. 24JPSL 5–752,000
November 53:30 pmTemple*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 51–357,060
November 123:30 pmNo. 24 Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 27–1760,061
November 1912:00 pmNo. 6 Virginia Tech
ESPNL 14–5263,344
November 263:30 pmat No. 10 MiamiABCL 17–2537,629
December 3012:00 pmvs. Minnesota*ESPNW 34–3140,519

Personnel

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2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Marques Hagans
OL 77 Ian-Yates Cunningham   So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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