2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with an 11–1 record. The Mountaineers won their third consecutive Big East title with a conference record of 7–0. They ended the season with a 38–35 Sugar Bowl win over Georgia.

2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Big East champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 38–35 vs. Georgia
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
Record11–1 (7–0 Big East)
Head coach
  • Rich Rodriguez (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorCalvin Magee (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (4th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Captains
Home stadiumMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
(Capacity: 60,000)
2005 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 West Virginia $  7 0   11 1  
No. 19 Louisville  5 2   9 3  
Rutgers  4 3   7 5  
South Florida  4 3   6 6  
Pittsburgh  4 3   5 6  
Connecticut  2 5   5 6  
Cincinnati  2 5   4 7  
Syracuse  0 7   1 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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