2005 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 Miami Hurricanes Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal ACC 18 17 9–3 6–2 Larry Coker 5th Dan Werner 2nd Pro-style Randy Shannon 5th 4–3 Cover 2 Miami Orange Bowl(Capacity: 72,319) Peach Bowl L 3–40 vs. LSU 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. Season Miami dropped its first game of the season at archrival Florida State, 10–7, when punter/holder Brian Monroe fumbled the snap on a 28-yard game-tying field goal attempt by kicker Jon Peattie with 2:16 left to play in the fourth quarter. Despite gaining 313 yards of offense to Florida State's 170, Miami lost to its archrival for the first time since 1999 (6 straight wins by Miami). The three turnovers, two missed field goals, and a muffed hold on the game-tying field goal attempt were also a contributing factor in the outcome for Miami. The Hurricanes rebounded by winning 8 straight games (including a 27–7 win over previously unbeaten Virginia Tech in Blacksburg) and climbed to the #3 spot in both polls. However, any hopes of a sixth national championship were dashed when the Hurricanes were upset, 14–10, by Georgia Tech at home on November 19 (the game was originally scheduled for October 22, but was postponed in the wake of Hurricane Wilma). The Miami offense, which had problems all season, sputtered badly against Georgia Tech and quarterback Kyle Wright was booed continuously during the second half of the game by the Orange Bowl crowd for his ineffective play. The loss also knocked Miami out of a spot in the inaugural ACC Championship Game. Miami finished the regular season at 9–2 (6–2 ACC), ranked #9 in both polls, and received an invitation to return to the Peach Bowl to face the 10th-ranked LSU Tigers. However, this trip to Atlanta was much different from the Hurricanes' last visit, as Wright and the Miami offense struggled, and the defense, which had been the top-ranked defense in Division I-A for most of the season, was shredded by the LSU offense. Miami was routed, 40–3, in the worst-bowl loss in the program's history. The 'Canes finished the 2005 campaign with a 9–3 record and ranked #18/17 (USA Today/AP). Aftermath Coker's three-loss seasons at Miami were viewed as failures, and the season-opening loss to FSU and the bowl loss to LSU made the 2005 campaign particularly difficult for alumni and fans of the proud program to swallow. The Hurricane offense had been the center of criticism all season long (as well as during the two previous seasons). In particular, offensive coordinator Dan Werner, offensive line coach Art Kehoe, and quarterback Kyle Wright were assigned most of the blame.http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_college_hurricanes/2005/12/round_three.html UM Hurricanes: Round Three 2006-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20061128105230/http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_college_hurricanes/2005/12/round_three.html 2006-11-28 dead In the aftermath of the Peach Bowl loss, head coach Larry Coker fired four assistants: Werner, Kehoe, running backs coach Don Soldinger, and linebacker coach Vernon Hargreaves.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2277894 Kehoe one of four Hurricanes assistants fired January 2, 2006 ESPN Kehoe's firing was particularly controversial,http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14576667/ Coker should be held to higher standard Dave Hyde August 30, 2006 MSNBC dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060901174757/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14576667/ September 1, 2006 as he had been with the program as a player and then a coach for over 25 years and took part in all five of Miami's national championships. With Miami failing to win a conference championship or go to a BCS bowl the previous two years and not having won a national championship since 2001, it was widely assumed that Coker would enter the 2006 season on the hot seat and need to take Miami to a BCS bowl to keep his job.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12321331/ Coker biggest name of ACC coaches on hot seat Tom Dienhart April 15, 2006 MSNBC dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060418030359/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12321331/ April 18, 2006 Schedule 2005 AP Eastern September 5 Monday 8:00 PM l y 9 Florida State 14 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry ABC 7–10 84,347 September 17 3:30 PM w y 13 Clemson 20 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ABC 36–30 3OT 79,135 September 24 12:00 PM w y 12 Colorado Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ABC 23–3 51,228 October 1 8:00 PM w y 9 South Florida Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPNU 27–7 58,308 October 8 3:30 PM w 9 Duke Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPNU 52–7 40,314 October 15 1:00 PM w y y 7 Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA FSN 34–3 23,129 October 29 12:00 PM w 6 North Carolina Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN2 34–16 30,618 November 5 7:45 PM w y 5 Virginia Tech 3 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA rivalry, College GameDay ESPN 27–7 65,115 November 12 3:30 PM w y 3 Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC ABC 47–17 27,106 November 19 7:45 PM l 3 Georgia Tech Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN 10–14 53,764 November 26 3:30 PM w 10 Virginia Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ABC 25–17 37,629 December 30 Friday 7:30 PM l y y 9 LSU 10 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Peach Bowl ESPN 3–40 65,620 Rankings 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings 15 4 7 9 8 14 14 13 13 12 12 9 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 7 5 5 5 6 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 17 18 Awards and honors First Team All-Americans Kelly Jennings, CB (Sports Illustrated) Brandon Meriweather, FS (Football Writers Association of America, ABC Sports) Eric Winston, LT (Walter Camp Foundation, American Football Coaches Association, Sports Illustrated) All-ACC Selections (First Team) Devin Hester, KR/PR Kelly Jennings, CB Tyrone Moss, RB Eric Winston, LT Awards Finalists Bold indicates winners Eric Winston, LT – Jacobs Trophy (Top ACC Lineman) Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award Eric Winston, LT References Miami Category:Miami Hurricanes football seasons Miami Hurricanes football