2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 5–6 4–4 John Bunting 5th Gary Tranquill 5th Pro-style Marvin Sanders 2nd 4–3 Matt Baker Tommy Richardson Wallace Wright Kenan Memorial Stadium thumb | right | Fireworks over Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium at the 2005 game between the University of North Carolina and Virginia Tech. 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 2005 AP Eastern September 10 3:30 p.m. l y Georgia Tech 17 Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ABC 21–27 46,459 September 17 7:00 p.m. l y Wisconsin Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 5–14 60,000 September 24 12:00 p.m. w y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry JPS 31–24 57,100 October 1 1:30 p.m. w y Utah Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 31–17 50,000 October 8 4:30 p.m. l y y Louisville 23 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNGP 14–69 41,334 October 22 12:00 p.m. w Virginia 23 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry JPS 7–5 52,000 October 29 12:00 p.m. l y Miami (FL) 6 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN2 16–34 30,618 November 5 12:00 p.m. w y Boston College 19 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC JPS 16–14 48,000 November 12 12:00 p.m. l Maryland Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC JPS 30–33 OT 56,000 November 19 1:00 p.m. w Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Victory Bell 24–21 50,000 November 26 7:45 p.m. l y Virginia Tech 5 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN 3–30 65,115 "2005-2006 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2008. Coaching staff Name Position "2005 North Carolina Football Media Guide." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2008. 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 f 7 Sr Matt Baker Matt Baker (American football) QB y 57 So Bryon Bishop OG y 88 So Brooks Foster WR y 9 Jr Jesse Holley WR y 89 Fr Richard Quinn Richard Quinn (American football) TE y 73 Fr Garrett Reynolds OT y 55 Sr Skip Seagraves OT y 87 Fr Brandon Tate WR y 29 Sr Wallace Wright WR y 90 So Kentwan Balmer DT y 58 Jr Melik Brown LB y 80 Sr Tommy Davis Tommy Davis (defensive end) DE y 32 Jr Larry Edwards Larry Edwards (American football) LB y 13 Sr Cedrick Holt CB y 94 So Khalif Mitchell DE y 95 Sr Chase Page DT y 51 So Chase Rice LB y 33 So Hilee Taylor DE y 93 Fr Cam Thomas Cam Thomas (defensive tackle) DT y 16 Jr Jacoby Watkins CB y y 85 Fr E. J. Wilson DE y 54 Jr Victor Worsley LB y y 10 So Connor Barth K y *John Bunting 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 North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football