2005 College Football Season

ACC

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

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).

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).

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

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL

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

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

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

OHIO VALLEY

Jacksonville State finished atop the 2005 Ohio Valley 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

SOUTHERN

App State finished atop the 2005 Southern 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.

BOWL RESULTS

28 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, 2006Capital One BowlWisconsin 24, Auburn 10
Jan 2, 2006Toyota Gator BowlVirginia Tech 35, Louisville 24
Jan 2, 2006Outback BowlFlorida 31, Iowa 24
Jan 2, 2006AT&T Cotton BowlAlabama 13, Texas Tech 10
Dec 31, 2005BowlTCU 27, Iowa State 24
Dec 31, 2005BowlTulsa 31, Fresno State 24
Dec 31, 2005BowlNC State 14, South Florida 0
Dec 30, 2005BowlLSU 40, Miami 3
Dec 30, 2005BowlMissouri 38, South Carolina 31
Dec 30, 2005BowlUCLA 50, Northwestern 38
Dec 30, 2005BowlVirginia 34, Minnesota 31
Dec 29, 2005BowlOklahoma 17, Oregon 14
Dec 29, 2005BowlUtah 38, Georgia Tech 10
Dec 28, 2005BowlNebraska 32, Michigan 28
Dec 28, 2005BowlBoston College 27, Boise State 21
Dec 27, 2005BowlArizona State 45, Rutgers 40
Dec 27, 2005BowlClemson 19, Colorado 10
Dec 26, 2005BowlMemphis 38, Akron 31
Dec 24, 2005BowlNevada 49, UCF 48 (OT)
Dec 23, 2005BowlKansas 42, Houston 13
Dec 22, 2005BowlNavy 51, Colorado State 30
Dec 22, 2005BowlCalifornia 35, BYU 28
Dec 21, 2005BowlToledo 45, UTEP 13
Dec 21, 2005BowlSouthern Miss 31, Arkansas State 19