2005 Miami Hurricanes football team

2005 Miami Hurricanes football
Peach Bowl, L 3–40 vs. LSU
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
Record9–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Werner (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorRandy Shannon (5th season)
Base defense4–3 Cover 2
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(Capacity: 72,319)
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 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 80th season of football and 2nd as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9–3 overall and 6–2 in the ACC to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they lost to LSU, 40–3.