Record: 9-3, .750 W-L% (14th of 119) ▪ Rank: 18th in Final AP Poll
Conference: ACC (Atlantic Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tom O'Brien (9-3)
PS/G: 25.8 (64th of 119) ▪ PA/G: 15.9 (7th of 119)
SRS: 12.01 (16th of 119) ▪ SOS: 4.17 (31st of 119)
Bowl Game: Won MPC Computers Bowl 27-21 versus Boise State
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2005-09-03 | @ | Brigham Young | W (20-3) | 27 | 35 | 77.1 | 232 | 2 | 31 | 133 | 4.3 | 0 | 66 | 365 | 5.5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2005-09-10 | Army | W (44-7) | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 289 | 2 | 41 | 175 | 4.3 | 4 | 69 | 464 | 6.7 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2005-09-17 | Florida State | L (17-28) | 27 | 42 | 64.3 | 240 | 1 | 48 | 140 | 2.9 | 1 | 90 | 380 | 4.2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2005-09-24 | @ | Clemson | W (16-13) | 24 | 44 | 54.5 | 221 | 0 | 46 | 164 | 3.6 | 2 | 90 | 385 | 4.3 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2005-10-01 | Ball State | W (38-0) | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 248 | 1 | 38 | 223 | 5.9 | 4 | 71 | 471 | 6.6 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2005-10-08 | Virginia | W (28-17) | 25 | 37 | 67.6 | 301 | 1 | 37 | 196 | 5.3 | 3 | 74 | 497 | 6.7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2005-10-15 | Wake Forest | W (35-30) | 27 | 50 | 54.0 | 318 | 4 | 28 | 84 | 3.0 | 1 | 78 | 402 | 5.2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 | 2005-10-27 | @ | Virginia Tech | L (10-30) | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 156 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 1.3 | 0 | 51 | 183 | 3.6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 2005-11-05 | @ | North Carolina | L (14-16) | 26 | 41 | 63.4 | 237 | 1 | 30 | 100 | 3.3 | 1 | 71 | 337 | 4.7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2005-11-12 | North Carolina State | W (30-10) | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 185 | 1 | 42 | 150 | 3.6 | 3 | 58 | 335 | 5.8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2005-11-19 | @ | Maryland | W (31-16) | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 230 | 0 | 44 | 221 | 5.0 | 2 | 68 | 451 | 6.6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 2005-12-28 | @ | Boise State | W (27-21) | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 256 | 3 | 43 | 127 | 3.0 | 0 | 79 | 383 | 4.8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 Games | 260 | 416 | 62.5 | 2913 | 17 | 449 | 1740 | 3.9 | 21 | 865 | 4653 | 5.4 | 140 | 97 | 18 | 255 | 82 | 657 | 10 | 12 | 22 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2005-09-03 | @ | Brigham Young | W (20-3) | 41 | 60 | 68.3 | 330 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 76 | 338 | 4.4 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2005-09-10 | Army | W (44-7) | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 154 | 1 | 35 | 96 | 2.7 | 0 | 67 | 250 | 3.7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2005-09-17 | Florida State | L (17-28) | 20 | 38 | 52.6 | 231 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 0.7 | 1 | 57 | 244 | 4.3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2005-09-24 | @ | Clemson | W (16-13) | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 149 | 0 | 29 | 102 | 3.5 | 1 | 57 | 251 | 4.4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2005-10-01 | Ball State | W (38-0) | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 113 | 0 | 32 | 46 | 1.4 | 0 | 56 | 159 | 2.8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2005-10-08 | Virginia | W (28-17) | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 195 | 2 | 39 | 145 | 3.7 | 0 | 74 | 340 | 4.6 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2005-10-15 | Wake Forest | W (35-30) | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 193 | 1 | 51 | 134 | 2.6 | 1 | 84 | 327 | 3.9 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2005-10-27 | @ | Virginia Tech | L (10-30) | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 280 | 1 | 53 | 212 | 4.0 | 1 | 81 | 492 | 6.1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2005-11-05 | @ | North Carolina | L (14-16) | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 211 | 0 | 40 | 99 | 2.5 | 0 | 72 | 310 | 4.3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2005-11-12 | North Carolina State | W (30-10) | 13 | 30 | 43.3 | 247 | 1 | 40 | 59 | 1.5 | 0 | 70 | 306 | 4.4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2005-11-19 | @ | Maryland | W (31-16) | 25 | 46 | 54.3 | 230 | 1 | 39 | 133 | 3.4 | 1 | 85 | 363 | 4.3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 2005-12-28 | @ | Boise State | W (27-21) | 23 | 41 | 56.1 | 317 | 1 | 27 | 43 | 1.6 | 1 | 68 | 360 | 5.3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 Games | 260 | 427 | 60.9 | 2650 | 10 | 420 | 1090 | 2.6 | 6 | 847 | 3740 | 4.4 | 128 | 71 | 22 | 221 | 78 | 671 | 7 | 11 | 18 | ||||