2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football
2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Houston Nutt (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Roy Wittke (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Herring (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Pierre Brown; Kyle Dickerson; Brandon Kennedy; Kyle Roper; Vickiel Vaughn;
Home stadium	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium; War Memorial Stadium

2005 Southeastern Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 10 Georgia x$	6	–	2	10	–	3
South Carolina	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 12 Florida	5	–	3	9	–	3
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	5	–	6
Tennessee	3	–	5	5	–	6
Kentucky	2	–	6	3	–	8
Western Division
No. 5 LSU xy	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 14 Auburn x	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 8 Alabama	6	–	2	10	–	2
	2	–	6	4	–	7
Mississippi State	1	–	7	3	–	8
Ole Miss	1	–	7	3	–	8
Championship: Georgia 34, LSU 14
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–2 (0–2). Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Western Division in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Houston Nutt, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fourth in the SEC's Western Division. The team played four home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and two home games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Running back Darren McFadden became the first Arkansas freshman to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 pm	Missouri State*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 49–17	66,424	^[1]
September 10	6:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 24–28	68,215
September 17	9:15 pm	at No. 1 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 17–70	90,411
September 24	11:30 am	at No. 20 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	L 13–24	81,018
October 8	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 44–15	54,209
October 15	6:00 pm	No. 21 Auburn	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 17–34	71,673
October 22	11:30 am	at No. 4 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	L 20–23	92,746
November 5	11:30 am	South Carolina	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	JPS	L 10–14	65,837
November 12	1:00 pm	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 28–17	53,289
November 19	1:00 pm	Mississippi State	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 44–10	55,712
November 25	1:30 pm	at No. 3 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	L 17–19	92,127
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Arkansas was ranked as the 45th best team in the country by NationalChamps.net and projected to finish 6-5.^[3]

	1	2	3	4	Total
(FCS) Bears	3	0	14	0	17
Arkansas	14	14	0	21	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	10	3	15	28
Razorbacks	7	3	14	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	7	3	0	7	17
No. 1 Trojans	28	14	14	14	70

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	3	0	10	13
No. 20 Crimson Tide	0	7	3	14	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indians	2	6	0	7	15
Razorbacks	10	13	21	0	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Tigers	0	6	14	14	34
Razorbacks	3	7	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	7	3	10	20
No. 4 Bulldogs	7	10	3	3	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	7	0	7	0	14
Razorbacks	0	10	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	7	0	7	14	28
Rebels	7	7	3	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	0	10
Razorbacks	14	27	0	3	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	3	8	6	17
No. 3 Tigers	0	12	7	0	19

Athletic director: Frank Broyles
Head coach: Houston Nutt
Assistants: Reggie Herring (DC/LB), Mike Markuson (OL / running game), Roy Wittke (QB / passing game), Bobby Allen (CB), Clifton Ealy (TE), Danny Nutt (RB), Tracy Rocker (DL), James Shibest (WR/specialists), Chris Vaughn (S/recruiting)^[4]

All-American: KR/RB Felix Jones (CollegeFootballNews.com 1st team)
All-SEC: DT Keith Jackson (AP 2nd Team), KR/RB Felix Jones (Coaches' 2nd), RB Darren McFadden (AP/Coaches' 1st), LB Sam Olajubutu (AP 2nd), C Kyle Roper (AP 2nd)^[5]

^ "Hogs run all over Missouri St". The Commercial Appeal. September 4, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2005 Arkansas football schedule
^ Arkansas 2005 College Football Preview. NationalChamps.net. Retrieved November 4, 2011
^ 2011 Arkansas football media guide
^ 2011 Arkansas football media guide

Arkansas Razorbacks football
Venues	The Hill (1894–1937) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) Quigley Stadium (alternate, 1932–1947) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band 1969 "Game of the Century" 2001 Ole Miss game 2003 Kentucky game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold