2005 Maryland Terrapins football team

2005 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Ralph Friedgen (5th season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium

2005 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 23 Florida State xy$		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 18 Boston College x		5	–	3					9	–	3
No. 21 Clemson		4	–	4					8	–	4
Wake Forest		3	–	5					4	–	7
NC State		3	–	5					7	–	5
Maryland		3	–	5					5	–	6
Coastal Division
No. 7 Virginia Tech x		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 17 Miami (FL)		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 conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS 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
September 10	12:00 pm	No. 25 Clemson	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 24–28	50,609
September 17	12:00 pm	West Virginia*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	JPS	L 19–31	52,413
September 24	3:30 pm	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPNU	W 22–12	26,022
October 1	12:00 pm	No. 19 Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	JPS	W 45–33	52,656
October 8	1:00 pm	at Temple*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 38–7	11,311
October 20	7:30 pm	No. 3 Virginia Tech	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 9–28	54,838
October 29	3:30 pm	at No. 10 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 27–35	82,626
November 12	12:00 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	W 33–30 OT	50,000
November 19	12:00 pm	No. 23 Boston College	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	JPS	L 16–31	51,585
November 26	12:00 pm	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 14–20	52,312
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2006 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 2006 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Vernon Davis	Tight end	1	6	San Francisco 49ers
D'Qwell Jackson	Linebacker	2	34	Cleveland Browns
Gerrick McPhearson	Defensive back	7	232	New York Giants