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 )
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2005 Gator Bowl