 In the MPC Bowl, the Bulldogs won their third straight bowl victory against a BCS conference team, beating the Virginia Cavaliers 37–34 in overtime.The 2005 season began with heady expectations which the Bulldogs largely lived up to for much of the season.The 2005 squad, after an early 3-point loss to Oregon in Eugene, rallied to win seven straight, including the first win at Hawaii since 1994, and a redemptive home victory over Boise State, traveled to the Los Angeles Coliseum to face the No.