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Virginia Tech

ACC · 2005 Season · Final

Pretender −
Record
11–2
0.846 Win %
Conference
1st
7–2 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
736–491–44
0.596 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2000, 2005
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

2005 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–5W 20–16
3Week 3 · Sep 13Duke (DUKE)H2HACC1–10W 45–0
4Week 4 · Sep 20Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC4–7W 45–0
5Week 5 · Sep 27Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–5W 51–7
6Week 6 · Oct 4West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE11–1W 34–17
7Week 7 · Oct 11Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA4–7W 41–14
9Week 9 · Oct 25Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC5–6W 28–9
10Week 10 · Nov 1Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC9–3W 30–10
11Week 11 · Nov 8Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC9–3L 7–27
13Week 13 · Nov 22Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC7–5W 52–14
14Week 14 · Nov 29North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC5–6W 30–3
14Regular Season Final · Dec 6Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC8–5L 22–27
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND BE9–3W 35–24

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
0.939
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+61
-8+69
  • West Virginia +11
  • Boston College +9
  • Louisville +9
  • NC State +7
  • Georgia Tech +7
  • Virginia +7
  • Maryland +5
  • North Carolina +5
  • Ohio +4
  • Marshall +4
  • Duke +1
  • Miami -3
  • Florida 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 #4Better than 98%
Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.846 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#4W14#5Regular Season Final#5Post-Season W3#3Post-Season W4#4Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+45
+45
+44
+17
+27
+19
+20
-20
+38
+27
-5
+11

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

Final Rank by Season
#42000#252001#152002#432003#132004

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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