2005 Gator Bowl Explained

Year Game Played:2005
Title Sponsor:Toyota
Game Name:Gator Bowl
Subheader:60th Gator Bowl
Football Season:2004
Visitor Name Short:Florida State
Visitor Nickname:Seminoles
Visitor School:Florida State University
Home Name Short:West Virginia
Home Nickname:Mountaineers
Home School:West Virginia University
Visitor Record:8-3
Visitor Conference:ACC
Home Record:8-3
Home Conference:Big East
Visitor Coach:Bobby Bowden
Home Coach:Rich Rodriguez
Visitor Rank Ap:17
Visitor Rank Coaches:15
Visitor Rank Bcs:16
Home Rank Coaches:23
Visitor 1Q:10
Visitor 2Q:3
Visitor 3Q:10
Visitor 4Q:7
Home 1Q:12
Home 2Q:0
Home 3Q:3
Home 4Q:3
Date Game Played:January 1
Stadium:Alltel Stadium
City:Jacksonville, Florida
Mvp:Leon Washington
Kay-Jay Harris
Referee:R.G. Detillier (C-USA)
Attendance:70,112
Us Network:NBC
Us Announcers Link:List of announcers of major college bowl games
Us Announcers:Tom Hammond and Pat Haden

The 2005 Gator Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Florida State Seminoles and the West Virginia Mountaineers on January 1, 2005, at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. It was the final game of the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season for each team and resulted in a 30–18 Florida State Victory. West Virginia represented the Big East Conference while Florida State represented the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rix, Washington help Bowden to 18th bowl win . . January 1, 2005 . January 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121009172030/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=250010277. dead. October 9, 2012.