2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chan Gailey. It played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Emerald Bowl, L 10–38 vs. Utah
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
2005 record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Nix
Offensive schemeMixed Shotgun & Ace
Defensive coordinatorJon Tenuta
Base defenseZone Blitz
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 55,000)
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  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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:45 pmat No. 16 Auburn*
ESPNW 23–1487,451[1][2][3][4][5]
September 103:30 pmNorth CarolinaNo. 17
ABCW 27–2146,459[6][7][8][9]
September 176:45 pmConnecticut*No. 16
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, Georgia
ESPNUW 28–1348,770[10][11][12][13]
September 243:30 pmat No. 4 Virginia TechNo. 15
ABCL 7–5165,115[14][15][16][17][18]
October 67:30 pmNC StateNo. 24
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
ESPNL 14–1751,432[19][20][21]
October 153:30 pmat Duke
ESPNUW 35–1017,451[22][23]
October 293:30 pmClemson
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
ESPNW 10–955,000[24][25][26]
November 51:30 pmWake Forest
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
W 30–1751,571[27][28][29]
November 123:30 pmat VirginiaNo. 24
ABCL 17–2760,061[30][31][32][33]
November 197:45 pmat No. 3 Miami (FL)
ESPNW 14–1053,764[34][35][36]
November 268:00 pmNo. 13 Georgia*No. 20
ABCL 7–1456,412[37][38][39]
December 294:30 pmat Utah*No. 24
ESPNL 10–3825,742[40][41][42]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff
  • Chan Gailey – Head Coach
  • Joe D'Alessandris – Offensive Line
  • Buddy Geis – Wide Receivers/Assistant Head Coach
  • Brian Jean-Mary – Linebackers
  • Curtis Modkins – Running Backs
  • Patrick Nix – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Tommie Robinson – Tight Ends
  • Giff Smith – Defensive Line
  • Jon Tenuta – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
  • David Wilson – Special Teams/Recruiting Coordinator

References
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