2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2005 Virginia Cavaliers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 34–31 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	7–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Prince (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (5th season)
Home stadium	Scott Stadium

2005 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	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 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Al Groh, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fifth in the ACC's Coastal Division. Virginia was invited to the Music City Bowl, where the Cavaliers defeated Minnesota. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 pm	Western Michigan*	No. 25	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	W 31–19	61,244
September 17	12:00 pm	at Syracuse*	No. 25	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 27–24	40,027
September 24	3:30 pm	Duke	No. 23	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	W 38–7	61,021
October 1	12:00 pm	at Maryland	No. 19	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	JPS	L 33–45	52,656
October 8	1:00 pm	at No. 18 Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	L 17–28	35,286
October 15	8:00 pm	No. 4 Florida State		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	W 26–21	63,106
October 22	12:00 pm	at North Carolina	No. 24	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	L 5–7	52,000
November 5	3:30 pm	Temple*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		W 51–3	57,060
November 12	3:30 pm	No. 24 Georgia Tech		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 27–17	60,061
November 19	12:00 pm	No. 7 Virginia Tech		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–52	63,344
November 26	3:30 pm	at No. 10 Miami		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ABC	L 17–25	37,629
December 30	12:00 pm	vs. Minnesota*		LP Field Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–31	40,519
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Christian Olsen  Jr QB 13 Kevin McCabe  So QB 18 Marques Hagans Sr OT 69 Brad Butler Sr OL 77 Ian-Yates Cunningham  So G 79 Gordie Sammis Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Al Groh Coordinators/assistant coaches Chad Wilt (Graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster