2005 Champs Sports Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 2005 Champs Sports Bowl 2005 Clemson Tigers Clemson University Colorado Buffaloes University of Colorado 7–4 ACC 7–5 Big 12 Tommy Bowden Mike Hankwitz 23 23 NR 3 3 7 6 0 3 0 7 December 27 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida RB James Davis (Clemson) Marc Curles (Sun Belt) 31,470 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Ron Franklin (play-by-play); Bob Davie (analysis) The 2005 Champs Sports Bowl was the 16th edition to the college football bowl game and was played on December 27, 2005, featuring the Clemson Tigers and the Colorado Buffaloes. James Davis, the Clemson Running back was the Most Valuable Player of the game. Background The Buffaloes were 7–2 at one point, losing only to #12 Miami and #2 Texas. The Colorado Buffaloes were champions of the Big 12 North Division, and they faced off against Texas in the Big 12 Championship game. They were soundly defeated in the Big 12 Championship game by eventual BCS Champion Texas 70–3. Texas would go on to win the BCS Championship in the 2006 Rose Bowl. Barnett had survived a recruiting scandal and a suspension following derogatory remarks about a female kicker, Katie Hnida, who claimed she was raped by a teammate in 2000. But the losses to Miami, Iowa State, Nebraska and the second Texas drubbing ultimately led to his forced resignation. Three weeks prior to the game, Colorado head coach Gary Barnett resigned and so the Buffalos were coached by defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz against Clemson.No. 23 Clemson 19, Colorado 10 Associated Press - hosted at USATODAY.COM, December 27, 2005 Meanwhile, Clemson began their season with a win over #17 Texas A&M at home, with a win over Maryland the following week. However, they lost their next three games (including one over #13 Miami) before a win over NC State righted the ship. They lost only once more to Georgia Tech for the rest of the year, closing out the year with wins over #17 Florida State and #19 South Carolina. They finished in 2nd place in the Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division to Florida State and Boston College, the latter who Clemson had lost to during the skid. This game was a rematch of the 1957 Orange Bowl. Game summary Clemson scored first with a 26 yard field goal by Jad Dean, making it 3–0 Clemson in the opening moments. Colorado's Mason Crosby answered with a 36 yard field goal, tying it at 3. Clemson's Jad Dean kicked another field goal, an 18 yarder, giving Clemson a 6–3 lead. That score held up at half-time. In the third quarter, quarterback Charlie Whitehurst scored on a 5 yard touchdown run, increasing the lead to 13–3. In the fourth quarter, Brian White threw a 2 yard touchdown pass to Quinn Sypniewski, cutting the margin to 13–10. James Davis added a 6 yard touchdown run to make the final margin 19–10, Clemson. Scoring summary Clemson 3 3 7 6 Colorado 0 3 0 7 Qtr. Team Scoring play Drive Score1st – 5:23CLEMDean 26 yard FG10 plays, 77 yards, 3:16CLEM 3–02nd – 14:56COLOCrosby 35 yard FG6 plays, 11 yards, 2:48TIED 3–32nd – 5:48CLEMDean 18 yard FG12 plays, 64 yards, 5:11CLEM 6–33rd – 11:45CLEMWhitehurst 6 yard rush, Dean kick good8 plays, 67 yards, 3:10CLEM 13–34th – 5:45COLOSypniewski 2 yard pass from White, Crosby kick good6 plays, 69 yards, 3:21CLEM 13–104th – 1:38CLEMDavis 11 yard rush, kick failed7 plays, 61 yards, 4:02CLEM 19–10Source:Clemson vs. Colorado - Game Summary - December 27, 2005 - ESPN http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=253610038 ESPN.com ESPN August 12, 2018 en Aftermath Colorado made just one more bowl appearance in the decade, in 2007, which they also lost. They have not won a bowl game since 2004. Clemson went to four more bowl games in the decade. References Bibliography University of Colorado Buffaloes football media guide (PDF copy available at http://www.cubuffs.com) External links No. 23 Clemson 19, Colorado 10 Hosted at USATODAY.com Champs Sports Bowl Category:Pop-Tarts Bowl Category:Clemson Tigers football bowl games Category:Colorado Buffaloes football bowl games Category:American football competitions in Orlando, Florida Category:December 2005 sports events in the United States Champs Sports Bowl Category:2005 in Orlando, Florida