American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Georgia Tech | | ABC | L 21–27 | 46,459 |
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Wisconsin* | | ESPN2 | L 5–14 | 60,000 |
September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at NC State | | 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* | | ESPNGP | L 14–69 | 41,334 |
October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Virginia | | JPS | W 7–5 | 52,000 |
October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 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 | | | W 24–21 | 50,000 |
November 26 | 7:45 p.m. | at No. 5 Virginia Tech | | 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
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Name | Position [2] | 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 |
2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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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 |
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