2005 Clemson Tigers football team

2005 Clemson Tigers football

Champs Sports Bowl, W 19–10, vs. Colorado
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
2005 record	8–4 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Spence
Offensive scheme	Various
Defensive coordinator	Vic Koenning (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (c. 77,381, grass)

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 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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 PM	No. 17^[1] Texas A&M*		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ABC	W 25–24	79,917^[2]
September 10	3:30 PM	at Maryland	No. 25	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN	W 28–24	50,637^[2]
September 17	3:30 PM	No. 13 Miami	No. 20^[3]	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ABC	L 30–36 ^3OT	79,135^[2]
September 24	12:00 PM	Boston College		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	JPS	L 16–13 ^OT	77,684^[2]
October 1	3:30 PM	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPNU	L 31-27	32,153^[2]
October 13	7:45 PM	at NC State		Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–10	57,500^[2]
October 22	12:30 PM	Temple*		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC		W 37–7	74,841^[2]
October 29	3:30 PM	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 10-9	55,000^[2]
November 5	1:00 PM	Duke		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC		W 49–20	77,278^[2]
November 12	12:00 PM	No. 17 Florida State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Bowden Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–14	80,536^[2]
November 19	7:00 PM	at No. 19 South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN2	W 13–9	83,368^[2]
December 27	5:00 PM	vs. Colorado*	No. 23	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl)	ESPN	W 19–10	31,470^[2]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/228/year/2005/clemson-tigers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "2005 Clemson Football Stats" (PDF). Clemson University.
↑ http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=252600228

Clemson Tigers football

Venues	Bowman Field (1900–1914) Riggs Field (1915–1941) Memorial Stadium (1942–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Boston College (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) Florida State Georgia Georgia Tech NC State (Textile Bowl) South Carolina

Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Marching band Clemson–South Carolina football brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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