2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
2005West Virginia Mountaineers football
Big East champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 38–35 vs. Georgia
Conference
Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches
No. 6
AP
No. 5
Record
11–1 (7–0 Big East)
Head coach
Rich Rodriguez (5th season)
Offensive coordinator
Calvin Magee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme
Spread
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Casteel (4th season)
Base defense
3–3–5
Captains
Garin Justice
Mike Lorello
Jahmile Addae
Ernest Hunter
Home stadium
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (Capacity: 60,000)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Big East Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 West Virginia $
7
–
0
11
–
1
No. 19 Louisville
5
–
2
9
–
3
Rutgers
4
–
3
7
–
5
South Florida
4
–
3
6
–
6
Pittsburgh
4
–
3
5
–
6
Connecticut
2
–
5
5
–
6
Cincinnati
2
–
5
4
–
7
Syracuse
0
–
7
1
–
10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with an 11–1 record. The Mountaineers won their third consecutive Big East title with a conference record of 7–0. They ended the season with a 38–35 Sugar Bowl win over Georgia.
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