2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
Record	5–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	John Bunting (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Tranquill (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Marvin Sanders (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Matt Baker Tommy Richardson Wallace Wright
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2004 2006  →

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 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place fourth in the Coastal Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 21–27	46,459
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Wisconsin *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	L 5–14	60,000
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 31–24	57,100
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Utah *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 31–17	50,000
October 8	4:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Louisville *	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPNGP	L 14–69	41,334
October 22	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	W 7–5	52,000
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	L 16–34	30,618
November 5	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Boston College	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	W 16–14	48,000
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	L 30–33 OT	56,000
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)		W 24–21	50,000
November 26	7:45 p.m.	at No. 5 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 3–30	65,115
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Coaching staff

Name	Position [2]	Seasons in Position
John Bunting	Head coach	5th
Dave Brock	Wide receivers	1st
Ken Browning	Defensive tackles	12th
Jeff Connors	Strength and conditioning coordinator	5th
John Gutekunst	Assistant head coach / tight ends	2nd
Hal Hunter	Offensive line	4th
Brad Lawing	Defensive ends / recruiting coordinator	3rd
Andre' Powell	Running backs / special teams coordinator	5th
Marvin Sanders	Defensive coordinator / defensive backs	2nd
Tommy Thigpen	Linebackers	1st
Gary Tranquill	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	5th

Roster

2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Matt Baker Sr G 57 Bryon Bishop So WR 88 Brooks Foster So WR 9 Jesse Holley Jr TE 89 Richard Quinn Fr OT 73 Garrett Reynolds Fr OT 55 Skip Seagraves Sr WR 87 Brandon Tate Fr WR 29 Wallace Wright Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 90 Kentwan Balmer So LB 58 Melik Brown Jr DE 80 Tommy Davis Sr LB 32 Larry Edwards Jr CB 13 Cedrick Holt Sr DE 94 Khalif Mitchell So DT 95 Chase Page Sr LB 51 Chase Rice So DE 33 Hilee Taylor So DT 93 Cam Thomas Fr CB 16 Jacoby Watkins  Jr DE 85 E. J. Wilson Fr LB 54 Victor Worsley  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 10 Connor Barth So	Head coach John Bunting Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team statistics

Passing Leader	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int
Matt Baker	180	346	2345	9	11

Rushing Leaders	Car	Yds	Long	TD
Ronnie McGill	130	530	37	5
Barrington Edwards	114	397	62	2
James "Cooter" Arnold	48	187	15	0

Receiving Leaders	Rec	Yds	Long	TD
Jesse Holley	47	670	49	1
Mike Mason	22	372	44	1
Jarwarski Pollock	30	341	33	2

Kicking	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGM	Long	Pts
Connor Barth	23	23	11	21	45	56

References

1. "2005-2006 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2008.
2. "2005 North Carolina Football Media Guide." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2008.