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Florida State

ACC · 2005 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
5th
6–3 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
73
1954–2026
All-Time Record
564–279–16
0.666 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1980, 1987, 1992 +3
#1 Finishes
6
Top 5: 16 · Top 10: 24 · Top 25: 39
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Florida State head-to-head · History & Eras

2005 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC9–3W 10–7
3Week 3 · Sep 13FCSUnranked—W 62–10
4Week 4 · Sep 20Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC9–3W 28–17
6Week 6 · Oct 4Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE1–10W 38–14
7Week 7 · Oct 11Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC4–7W 41–24
8Week 8 · Oct 18Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC7–5L 21–26
9Week 9 · Oct 25Duke (DUKE)H2HACC1–10W 55–24
10Week 10 · Nov 1Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC5–6W 35–27
11Week 11 · Nov 8NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–5L 15–20
12Week 12 · Nov 15Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC8–4L 14–35
14Week 14 · Nov 29Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–3L 7–34
14Regular Season Final · Dec 6Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC11–2W 27–22
17Final · Jan 10Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB1011–1L 23–26

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.125
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+22
-18+40
  • Virginia Tech +11
  • Miami +9
  • Boston College +9
  • Maryland +5
  • Wake Forest +4
  • Syracuse +1
  • Duke +1
  • Penn State -1
  • Florida -3
  • Clemson -4
  • Virginia -5
  • NC State -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 34thBetter than 76%

0.615 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38W14#29Regular Season Final#30Post-Season W3#24Post-Season W4#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+52
+11
+24
+17
-5
+31
+8
-5
-21
-27
+5
-3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#22000#182001#202002#82003#152004

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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