2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2005 Virginia Cavaliers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 34–31 vs. Minnesota
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record7–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Prince (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAl Golden (5th season)
Home stadiumScott 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.[1] 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:30 pmWestern Michigan*No. 25
ESPN360W 31–1961,244
September 1712:00 pmat Syracuse*No. 25
ESPN2W 27–2440,027
September 243:30 pmDukeNo. 23
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN360W 38–761,021
October 112:00 pmat MarylandNo. 19
JPSL 33–4552,656
October 81:00 pmat No. 18 Boston College
ABCL 17–2835,286
October 158:00 pmNo. 4 Florida State
ESPNW 26–2163,106
October 2212:00 pmat North CarolinaNo. 24
JPSL 5–752,000
November 53:30 pmTemple*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 51–357,060
November 123:30 pmNo. 24 Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 27–1760,061
November 1912:00 pmNo. 7 Virginia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
ESPNL 14–5263,344
November 263:30 pmat No. 10 Miami
ABCL 17–2537,629
December 3012:00 pmvs. Minnesota*
ESPNW 34–3140,519
  • *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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "2005 Virginia Cavaliers Roster". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
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