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2005 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2005
team	Florida State Seminoles
sport	football
image	Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
image_size	150
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
division	Atlantic Division
short_conf	ACC
CoachRank	23
APRank	23
record	8–5
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	Bobby Bowden
hc_year	30th
off_coach	Jeff Bowden
oc_year	5th
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Mickey Andrews
dc_year	22nd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Brodrick Bunkley
captain2	Willie Reid
captain3	Kyler Hall
stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
champion	ACC champion
ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
conf_champ	[ACC Championship Game](2005-acc-championship-game)
conf_champ_result	W 27–22 vs. [Virginia Tech](2005-virginia-tech-hokies-football-team)
bowl	[Orange Bowl](2006-orange-bowl)
bowl_result	L 23–26 3OT vs. [Penn State](2005-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team)

ACC Atlantic Division co-champion The 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 30th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, sharing the ACC's Atlantic Division title with Boston College. Florida State advanced to the inaugural ACC Championship Game, where the Seminoles defeated Virginia Tech to win the conference title. They concluded the season with a triple-overtime loss to Penn State in the Orange Bowl. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Florida State finished the season ranked No. 23 in both the final AP poll and the Coaches Poll. The Seminoles' trip to the Orange Bowl marked the 24th consecutive bowl game appearance under Bowden.

Schedule

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Rankings

Florida State appeared in the first ACC title game.

Personnel

Recruits

The Seminoles recruiting class was ranked No. 2 in the nation behind only USC by Rivals.com,. On a reevaluation in 2012, Rivals.com listed it among the most disappointing recruiting classes of the decade.

After the season

All-star games

Game		Date		Site		Players
57th Senior Bowl

NFL draft

Six seniors and two juniors were selected 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

References

"Miami Hurricanes vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
"Citadel Bulldogs vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
"Boston College Eagles vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
"Syracuse Orange vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
"Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
"Virginia Cavaliers vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
"Duke Blue Devils vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
"Maryland Terrapins vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
"NC State Wolfpack vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
"2005 Clemson Football Stats". Clemson University.
"Florida Gators vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
"Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
"Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". nolefan.org.
. ["Florida State Seminoles Schedule 2005"](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/52/season/2005). *[[ESPN]]*.
. ["2005 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida-state/2005-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
. ["2005 Football Schedule"](https://seminoles.com/sports/football/schedule/2005). *[[Florida State University]]*.
"2005 Team Rankings". Rivals.com.
(February 27, 2012). "The Unlucky 13: Top classes that fizzled". Rivals.com.
(January 17, 2006). "2006 Senior Bowl rosters". ESPN.com.

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