2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
2005 record	5–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	John Bunting (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Tranquill (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Marvin Sanders (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,000)
Seasons

2005 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic
#23 Florida State xy†		5	–	3					8	–	5
#18 Boston College x		5	–	3					9	–	3
#21 Clemson		4	–	4					8	–	4
NC State		3	–	5					7	–	5
Maryland		3	–	5					5	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					4	–	7
Coastal
#7 Virginia Tech x		7	–	1					11	–	2
#17 Miami		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 champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and team was led by head coach John Bunting.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 21–27	46,459
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Wisconsin*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	L 5–14	60,000
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Carolina–State Game)	JPS	W 31–24	57,100
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Utah*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 31–17	50,000
October 8	4:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPNGP	L 14–69	41,334
October 22	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	W 7–5	52,000
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Miami	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	L 16–34	30,618
November 5	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Boston College	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	W 16–14	48,000
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	L 30–33 OT	56,000
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell Game)		W 24–21	50,000
November 26	7:45 p.m.	at No. 5 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 3–30	65,115
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Did not play: Clemson, Florida State, and Wake Forest.

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