The 2005 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football season. It was the Terrapins' 53rd season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and its first within the framework of the ACC Atlantic Division. Ralph Friedgen led the team for his fifth season as head coach.
Schedule[]
Date
|
Time
|
Opponent
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
September 3*
|
6:00 PM
|
vs. Navy
|
M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Crab Bowl Classic)
|
CSTV
|
W 23–20
|
67,809[1]
|
September 10
|
12:00 PM
|
#25 Clemson
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
|
ESPN
|
L 24–28
|
50,609[1]
|
September 17*
|
12:00 PM
|
West Virginia
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)
|
JPS
|
L 19–31
|
52,413[1]
|
September 24
|
3:30 PM
|
at Wake Forest
|
Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
|
ESPNU
|
W 22–12
|
26,022[1]
|
October 1†
|
12:00 PM
|
#19 Virginia
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivlary)
|
JPS
|
W 45–33
|
52,656[1]
|
October 8*
|
1:00 PM
|
at Temple
|
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
|
|
W 38–7
|
11,311[1]
|
October 20
|
7:30 PM
|
#3 Virginia Tech
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
|
ESPN
|
L 9–28
|
54,838[1]
|
October 29
|
3:30 PM
|
at #10 Florida State
|
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
|
ABC
|
L 27–35
|
82,626[1]
|
November 12
|
12:00 PM
|
at North Carolina
|
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
|
JPS
|
W 33–30 OT
|
50,000[1]
|
November 19
|
12:00 PM
|
#23 Boston College
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
|
JPS
|
L 16–31
|
51,585[1]
|
November 26
|
12:00 PM
|
at NC State
|
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
|
ESPN
|
L 14–20
|
52,312[1]
|
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
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Team players in the NFL[]
The following players were selected in the 2006 NFL Draft.
References[]