2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record5–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMarvin Sanders (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainMatt Baker, Tommy Richardson, Wallace Wright
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
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 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place fourth in the Coastal Division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 103:30 p.m.at No. 17 Georgia Tech
ABCL 21–2746,459
September 177:00 p.m.Wisconsin*
ESPN2L 5–1460,000
September 2412:00 p.m.at NC State
JPSW 31–2457,100
October 11:30 p.m.Utah*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 31–1750,000
October 84:30 p.m.at No. 23 Louisville*
ESPNGPL 14–6941,334
October 2212:00 p.m.No. 23 Virginia
JPSW 7–552,000
October 2912:00 p.m.at No. 6 Miami (FL)
ESPN2L 16–3430,618
November 512:00 p.m.No. 19 Boston Collegedagger
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
JPSW 16–1448,000
November 1212:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
JPSL 30–33 OT56,000
November 191:00 p.m.Duke
W 24–2150,000
November 267:45 p.m.at No. 5 Virginia Tech
ESPNL 3–3065,115
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Coaching staff

Name Position [2] Seasons in Position
John Bunting Head coach 5th
Dave Brock Wide receivers 1st
Ken Browning Defensive tackles 12th
Jeff Connors Strength and conditioning coordinator 5th
John Gutekunst Assistant head coach / tight ends 2nd
Hal Hunter Offensive line 4th
Brad Lawing Defensive ends / recruiting coordinator 3rd
Andre' Powell Running backs / special teams coordinator 5th
Marvin Sanders Defensive coordinator / defensive backs 2nd
Tommy Thigpen Linebackers 1st
Gary Tranquill Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 5th

Roster

2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Matt Baker Sr
G 57 Bryon Bishop So
WR 88 Brooks Foster So
WR 9 Jesse Holley Jr
TE 89 Richard Quinn Fr
OT 73 Garrett Reynolds Fr
OT 55 Skip Seagraves Sr
WR 87 Brandon Tate Fr
WR 29 Wallace Wright Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 90 Kentwan Balmer So
LB 58 Melik Brown Jr
DE 80 Tommy Davis Sr
LB 32 Larry Edwards Jr
CB 13 Cedrick Holt Sr
DE 94 Khalif Mitchell So
DT 95 Chase Page Sr
LB 51 Chase Rice So
DE 33 Hilee Taylor So
DT 93 Cam Thomas Fr
CB 16 Jacoby Watkins  Jr
DE 85 E. J. Wilson Fr
LB 54 Victor Worsley  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 10 Connor Barth So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team statistics

    Passing Leader       Cmp     Att     Yds     TD     Int  
Matt Baker 180 346 2345 9 11
    Rushing Leaders       Car     Yds     Long     TD  
Ronnie McGill 130 530 37 5
Barrington Edwards 114 397 62 2
James "Cooter" Arnold 48 187 15 0
    Receiving Leaders       Rec     Yds     Long     TD  
Jesse Holley 47 670 49 1
Mike Mason 22 372 44 1
Jarwarski Pollock 30 341 33 2
    Kicking       XPM     XPA     FGM     FGM     Long     Pts  
Connor Barth 23 23 11 21 45 56

References

  1. ^ "2005-2006 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2008.
  2. ^ "2005 North Carolina Football Media Guide." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2008.