2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Emerald Bowl, L 10–38 vs. Utah
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
Record	7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Chan Gailey
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Nix
Offensive scheme	Mixed Shotgun & Ace
Defensive coordinator	Jon Tenuta
Base defense	Zone Blitz
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 55,000)
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2005 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:45 pm	at No. 16 Auburn *		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	ESPN	W 23–14	87,451 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
September 10	3:30 pm	North Carolina	No. 17	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta	ABC	W 27–21	46,459 [6] [7] [8] [9]
September 17	6:45 pm	Connecticut *	No. 16	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, Georgia	ESPNU	W 28–13	48,770 [10] [11] [12] [13]
September 24	3:30 pm	at No. 4 Virginia Tech	No. 15	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia (Battle of the Techs) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 7–51	65,115 [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
October 6	7:30 pm	NC State	No. 24	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta	ESPN	L 14–17	51,432 [19] [20] [21]
October 15	3:30 pm	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, North Carolina	ESPNU	W 35–10	17,451 [22] [23]
October 29	3:30 pm	Clemson		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta	ESPN	W 10–9	55,000 [24] [25] [26]
November 5	1:30 pm	Wake Forest		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta		W 30–17	51,571 [27] [28] [29]
November 12	3:30 pm	at Virginia	No. 24	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia	ABC	L 17–27	60,061 [30] [31] [32] [33]
November 19	7:45 pm	at No. 3 Miami (FL)		Miami Orange Bowl Miami	ESPN	W 14–10	53,764 [34] [35] [36]
November 26	8:00 pm	No. 13 Georgia *	No. 20	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 7–14	56,412 [37] [38] [39]
December 29	4:30 pm	vs. Utah *	No. 24	SBC Park San Francisco (Emerald Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–38	25,742 [40] [41] [42]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

• Chan Gailey – Head Coach
• Joe D'Alessandris – Offensive Line
• Buddy Geis – Wide Receivers/Assistant Head Coach
• Brian Jean-Mary – Linebackers
• Curtis Modkins – Running Backs
• Patrick Nix – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
• Tommie Robinson – Tight Ends
• Giff Smith – Defensive Line
• Jon Tenuta – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
• David Wilson – Special Teams/Recruiting Coordinator

References

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External links

• 2005 Media Guide