Record: 8-5, .615 W-L% (34th of 119) ▪ Rank: 23rd in Final AP Poll
Conference: ACC (Atlantic Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bobby Bowden (8-5)
PS/G: 28.9 (44th of 119) ▪ PA/G: 22.0 (28th of 119)
SRS: 9.36 (27th of 119) ▪ SOS: 5.05 (19th of 119)
Bowl Game: Lost Orange Bowl 26-23 versus Penn State
| Pre | 9/6 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5, 2005 | Mon | (14) Florida State | (9) Miami (FL) | ACC | W | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 10, 2005 | Sat | (11) Florida State | Citadel | Non-Major | W | 62 | 10 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 17, 2005 | Sat | (8) Florida State | @ | (17) Boston College | ACC | W | 28 | 17 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Oct 1, 2005 | Sat | (6) Florida State | Syracuse | Big East | W | 38 | 14 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 8, 2005 | Sat | (4) Florida State | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 41 | 24 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 15, 2005 | Sat | (4) Florida State | @ | Virginia | ACC | L | 21 | 26 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 22, 2005 | Sat | (11) Florida State | @ | Duke | ACC | W | 55 | 24 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Oct 29, 2005 | Sat | (10) Florida State | Maryland | ACC | W | 35 | 27 | 7 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Nov 5, 2005 | Sat | (9) Florida State | North Carolina State | ACC | L | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 12, 2005 | Sat | (17) Florida State | @ | Clemson | ACC | L | 14 | 35 | 7 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 11 | Nov 26, 2005 | Sat | (23) Florida State | @ | (19) Florida | SEC | L | 7 | 34 | 7 | 4 | L 3 | |
| 12 | Dec 3, 2005 | Sat | Florida State | N | (5) Virginia Tech | ACC | W | 27 | 22 | 8 | 4 | W 1 | ACC Championship (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 13 | Jan 3, 2006 | Tue | (22) Florida State | N | (3) Penn State | Big Ten | L | 23 | 26 | 8 | 5 | L 1 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |