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NC State

ACC · 2005 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
7th
3–5 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
629–593–46
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1910
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

2005 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC11–2L 16–20
4Week 4 · Sep 20FCSUnranked—W 54–10
5Week 5 · Sep 27North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC5–6L 24–31
7Week 7 · Oct 11Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–5W 17–14
8Week 8 · Oct 18Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC8–4L 10–31
9Week 9 · Oct 25Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC4–7L 19–27
10Week 10 · Nov 1Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA7–5W 21–17
11Week 11 · Nov 8Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC8–5W 20–15
12Week 12 · Nov 15Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC9–3L 10–30
13Week 13 · Nov 22Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HSUN4–7W 24–3
14Week 14 · Nov 29Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC5–6W 20–14
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HIND BE6–6W 14–0

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
2.475
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-22+37
  • Florida State +8
  • Georgia Tech +7
  • Southern Miss +7
  • South Florida +6
  • Maryland +5
  • Middle Tennessee +4
  • Virginia Tech -2
  • Boston College -3
  • Clemson -4
  • North Carolina -6
  • Wake Forest -7

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 #40Better than 72%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.583 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#47W14#49Regular Season Final#49Post-Season W3#40Post-Season W4#40Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
+44
-7
+3
-21
-8
+4
+5
-20
+21
+6
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#392000#492001#182002#312003#632004

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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