| Year Game Played: | 2005 |
| Game Name: | Emerald Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2005 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Georgia Tech |
| Visitor Nickname: | Yellow Jackets |
| Visitor School: | Georgia Tech |
| Home Name Short: | Utah |
| Home Nickname: | Utes |
| Home School: | University of Utah |
| Visitor Record: | 7 - 4 |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Home Record: | 6 - 5 |
| Home Conference: | Mountain West |
| Visitor Coach: | Chan Gailey |
| Home Coach: | Kyle Whittingham |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 24 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 24 |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | 24 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 13 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 15 |
| Date Game Played: | December 29 |
| Stadium: | AT&T Park |
| City: | San Francisco, California |
| Mvp: | Offensive: Travis LaTendresse (Utah) Defensive: Eric Weddle (Utah) |
| Referee: | Nick Define (MAC) |
| Attendance: | 25,742 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Pam Ward, David Norrie |
The 2005 Emerald Bowl, part of the 2005–06 NCAA bowl game season, was played on December 29, 2005, at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. It featured the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the Utah Utes.
Utah took a 6–0 lead with 12:26 left in the first quarter, following a 14-yard touchdown pass from Brett Ratliff to wide receiver Travis LaTendresse. With 3:59 left in the first quarter, Ratliff again found LaTendresse, this time for a 23-yard score, and Utah increased its lead to 13–0.
Just 30 seconds into the third quarter, Ratliff found LaTendresse for a third time, connecting on a 25-yard touchdown pass, as Utah opened up a 20–0 lead. Georgia Tech attempted to claw its way back in the game, after Reggie Ball threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to George Cooper, cutting Utah's lead to 20–7. With 3 seconds left in the half, Travis Bell kicked a 29-yard field goal, to make the halftime score 20–10 Utah.
In the third quarter, Dan Beardall added a 23-yard field goal, increasing Utah's lead to 23–10. With 11:44 left in the game, Ratliff found LaTendresse for the fourth time in the game, throwing a 16-yard touchdown pass, giving Utah a 31–10 lead. Quinton Ganther's 41-yard touchdown run sealed the deal, as Utah went on to win 38–10.[1]