2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Emerald Bowl, L 10–38 vs. Utah
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Patrick Nix
Offensive schemeMixed Shotgun & Ace
Defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta
Base defense Zone Blitz
Home stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 55,000)
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →
2005 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chan Gailey. It played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:45 pmat No. 16 Auburn *
 ESPN W 23–1487,451 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
September 103:30 pm North Carolina No. 17
 ABC W 27–2146,459 [6] [7] [8] [9]
September 176:45 pm Connecticut *No. 16
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, Georgia
 ESPNU W 28–1348,770 [10] [11] [12] [13]
September 243:30 pmat No. 4 Virginia Tech No. 15
ABCL 7–5165,115 [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
October 67:30 pm NC State No. 24
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
ESPNL 14–1751,432 [19] [20] [21]
October 153:30 pmat Duke
ESPNUW 35–1017,451 [22] [23]
October 293:30 pm Clemson Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
ESPNW 10–955,000 [24] [25] [26]
November 51:30 pm Wake Forest
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
W 30–1751,571 [27] [28] [29]
November 123:30 pmat Virginia No. 24
ABCL 17–2760,061 [30] [31] [32] [33]
November 197:45 pmat No. 3 Miami (FL)
ESPNW 14–1053,764 [34] [35] [36]
November 268:00 pmNo. 13 Georgia *No. 20
ABCL 7–1456,412 [37] [38] [39]
December 294:30 pmat Utah *No. 24
ESPNL 10–3825,742 [40] [41] [42]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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