2005 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

BCS TITLE
CHAMPIONTexas13–0 overall
HEISMANReggie BushUSC · RB
BEST QBVince YoungTexas · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKMario WilliamsNC State · Houston Texans, 2006 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

6 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 4, 2006The Rose Bowl Game presented by CitiTexas 41, USC 38
Jan 4, 2006FedEx Orange BowlPenn State 26, Florida State 23 (3OT)
Jan 2, 2006Nokia Sugar BowlWest Virginia 38, Georgia 35
Jan 2, 2006Tostitos Fiesta BowlOhio State 34, Notre Dame 20
Jan 2, 2006AT&T Cotton BowlAlabama 13, Texas Tech 10
Dec 30, 2005Peach BowlLSU 40, Miami 3

2005 STANDINGS

19 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Virginia Tech finished atop the 2005 ACC standings at 7–2 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Virginia Tech7–211–2VT 35–24 LOU
Miami6–29–3LSU 40–3 MIA
Florida State6–38–5PSU 26–23 FSU
Boston College5–39–3BC 27–21 BOIS
Georgia Tech5–37–5UTAH 38–10 GT
Clemson4–48–4CLEM 19–10 COLO
North Carolina4–45–6–
Virginia3–57–5UVA 34–31 MINN
NC State3–57–5NCSU 14–0 USF
Maryland3–55–6–
Wake Forest3–54–7–
Duke0–81–10–

ATLANTIC 10

James Madison finished atop the 2005 Atlantic 10 standings at 5–3 in conference play (6–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
James Madison5–36–4
Massachusetts5–25–3
Delaware3–56–4

BIG 12

Texas finished atop the 2005 Big 12 standings at 9–0 in conference play (13–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas9–013–0TEX 41–38 USC
Texas Tech6–29–3ALA 13–10 TTU
Oklahoma6–28–4OU 17–14 ORE
Colorado5–47–6CLEM 19–10 COLO
Nebraska4–48–4NEB 32–28 MICH
Iowa State4–47–5TCU 27–24 ISU
Missouri4–47–5MIZ 38–31 SC
Kansas3–57–5KU 42–13 HOU
Texas A&M3–55–6–
Kansas State2–65–6–
Baylor2–65–6–
Oklahoma State1–74–7–

BIG EAST

West Virginia finished atop the 2005 Big East standings at 7–0 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
West Virginia7–011–1WVU 38–35 UGA
Louisville5–29–3VT 35–24 LOU
Rutgers4–37–5ASU 45–40 RUTG
South Florida4–36–6NCSU 14–0 USF
Pittsburgh4–35–6–
UConn2–55–6–
Cincinnati2–54–7–
Syracuse0–71–10–

BIG SKY

Sacramento State finished atop the 2005 Big Sky standings at 1–6 in conference play (2–9 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sacramento State1–62–9

BIG SOUTH

Coastal Carolina finished atop the 2005 Big South standings at 3–1 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Coastal Carolina3–18–2
Liberty0–41–10

BIG TEN

Ohio State finished atop the 2005 Big Ten standings at 8–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ohio State8–110–2OSU 34–20 ND
Penn State7–111–1PSU 26–23 FSU
Wisconsin5–310–3WIS 24–10 AUB
Michigan5–37–5NEB 32–28 MICH
Iowa5–37–5FLA 31–24 IOWA
Minnesota5–47–5UVA 34–31 MINN
Northwestern5–57–5UCLA 50–38 NU
Purdue4–55–6–
Michigan State2–65–6–
Indiana1–74–7–
Illinois0–92–9–

CUSA

Tulsa finished atop the 2005 CUSA standings at 7–2 in conference play (9–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Tulsa7–29–4TLSA 31–24 FRES
UCF7–28–5NEV 49–48 UCF
UTEP5–38–4TOL 45–13 UTEP
Southern Miss5–37–5USM 31–19 ARST
Memphis5–37–5MEM 38–31 AKR
Houston4–46–6KU 42–13 HOU
SMU4–45–6–
East Carolina4–45–6–
UAB3–55–6–
Marshall3–54–7–
Tulane1–72–9–
Rice1–71–10–

GREAT WEST

North Dakota State finished atop the 2005 Great West standings at 3–2 in conference play (7–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Dakota State3–27–4

MAC

Toledo finished atop the 2005 MAC standings at 6–2 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Toledo6–29–3TOL 45–13 UTEP
Northern Illinois6–37–5–
Akron6–37–6MEM 38–31 AKR
Western Michigan5–37–4–
Miami (OH)5–37–4–
Central Michigan5–36–5–
Bowling Green5–36–5–
Ball State4–44–7–
Eastern Michigan3–54–7–
Ohio3–54–7–
Buffalo1–71–10–
Kent State0–81–10–

MOUNTAIN WEST

TCU finished atop the 2005 Mountain West standings at 8–0 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
TCU8–011–1TCU 27–24 ISU
Utah5–47–5UTAH 38–10 GT
Colorado State5–46–6NAVY 51–30 CSU
BYU5–46–6CAL 35–28 BYU
New Mexico4–46–5–
San Diego State4–65–7–
Air Force4–54–7–
Wyoming2–64–7–
UNLV1–72–9–

MVFC

Western Kentucky finished atop the 2005 MVFC standings at 4–3 in conference play (5–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Western Kentucky4–35–5
Missouri State2–54–6

OVC

Jacksonville State finished atop the 2005 OVC standings at 6–2 in conference play (6–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Jacksonville State6–26–5

PACIFIC 10

USC finished atop the 2005 Pacific 10 standings at 8–0 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC8–012–1TEX 41–38 USC
UCLA8–210–2UCLA 50–38 NU
Oregon7–110–2OU 17–14 ORE
California6–48–4CAL 35–28 BYU
Arizona State5–47–5ASU 45–40 RUTG
Stanford4–45–6–
Oregon State3–55–6–
Arizona2–83–8–
Washington State1–74–7–
Washington1–82–9–

SEC

LSU finished atop the 2005 SEC standings at 7–2 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
LSU7–211–2LSU 40–3 MIA
Georgia7–210–3WVU 38–35 UGA
Auburn7–19–3WIS 24–10 AUB
Alabama6–210–2ALA 13–10 TTU
Florida5–39–3FLA 31–24 IOWA
South Carolina5–37–5MIZ 38–31 SC
Vanderbilt3–55–6–
Tennessee3–55–6–
Arkansas2–64–7–
Kentucky2–63–8–
Ole Miss1–73–8–
Mississippi State1–73–8–

SOCON

App State finished atop the 2005 SoCon standings at 6–1 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
App State6–110–3
Georgia Southern5–27–4

SOUTHLAND

Texas State finished atop the 2005 Southland standings at 5–1 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Texas State5–111–2
Sam Houston2–42–7

SUN BELT

Arkansas State finished atop the 2005 Sun Belt standings at 5–2 in conference play (6–6 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arkansas State5–26–6USM 31–19 ARST
Louisiana5–26–5–
UL Monroe5–25–6–
Florida International3–45–6–
Middle Tennessee3–44–7–
Troy3–44–7–
North Texas2–52–9–
Florida Atlantic2–52–9–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Nevada finished atop the 2005 Western Athletic standings at 7–1 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Nevada7–19–3NEV 49–48 UCF
Boise State7–19–4BC 27–21 BOIS
Fresno State6–28–5TLSA 31–24 FRES
Louisiana Tech6–27–4–
Hawai'i4–45–7–
Utah State2–63–8–
San José State2–63–8–
New Mexico State0–80–12–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 2005 independents at 9–3.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame9–3OSU 34–20 ND
Navy8–4NAVY 51–30 CSU
Army4–7–
Temple0–11–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

22 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 2, 2006Capital One BowlWisconsin 24, Auburn 10
Jan 2, 2006Toyota Gator BowlVirginia Tech 35, Louisville 24
Jan 2, 2006Outback BowlFlorida 31, Iowa 24
Dec 31, 2005Postseason gameTCU 27, Iowa State 24
Dec 31, 2005Postseason gameTulsa 31, Fresno State 24
Dec 31, 2005Postseason gameNC State 14, South Florida 0
Dec 30, 2005Postseason gameMissouri 38, South Carolina 31
Dec 30, 2005Postseason gameUCLA 50, Northwestern 38
Dec 30, 2005Postseason gameVirginia 34, Minnesota 31
Dec 29, 2005Postseason gameOklahoma 17, Oregon 14
Dec 29, 2005Postseason gameUtah 38, Georgia Tech 10
Dec 28, 2005Postseason gameNebraska 32, Michigan 28
Dec 28, 2005Postseason gameBoston College 27, Boise State 21
Dec 27, 2005Postseason gameArizona State 45, Rutgers 40
Dec 27, 2005Postseason gameClemson 19, Colorado 10
Dec 26, 2005Postseason gameMemphis 38, Akron 31
Dec 24, 2005Postseason gameNevada 49, UCF 48 (OT)
Dec 23, 2005Postseason gameKansas 42, Houston 13
Dec 22, 2005Postseason gameNavy 51, Colorado State 30
Dec 22, 2005Postseason gameCalifornia 35, BYU 28
Dec 21, 2005Postseason gameToledo 45, UTEP 13
Dec 21, 2005Postseason gameSouthern Miss 31, Arkansas State 19