The 2005 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite having four starters from the 2004 team selected in the first round of 2005 NFL draft, Auburn finished the season with a 9–3 record, including a 7–1 record in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers shared the SEC Western Division championship with LSU, but because the Bayou Bengals defeated Auburn 20–17 in overtime on October 22, the Tigers did not advance to the SEC Championship Game. Head coach Tommy Tuberville became only the third Tigers coach to lead Auburn to a fourth consecutive win over arch rival Alabama when the Tigers defeated the Crimson Tide 28–18 at Jordan–Hare Stadium on November 19. Auburn finished the season ranked #14 in both the Coaches Poll and AP Poll, with a #13 consensus ranking.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:45 pm | Georgia Tech* | No. 16 | | ESPN | L 14–23 | 87,451 |
September 10 | 11:30 am | Mississippi State | | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama
| JPS | W 28–0 | 81,921 |
September 17 | 1:30 pm | Ball State* | | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama
| PPV | W 63–3 | 78,427 |
September 24 | 1:30 pm | No. 1 (I-AA) Western Kentucky* | | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama
| | W 37–14 | 80,632 |
October 1 | 6:00 pm | South Carolina | | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama
| ESPN2 | W 48–7 | 87,451 |
October 15 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas | No. 21 | | | W 34–17 | 71,673 |
October 22 | 6:45 pm | at No. 7 LSU | No. 16 | | ESPN | L 17–20 OT | 92,664 |
October 29 | 11:30 am | Ole Miss | No. 19 | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
| JPS | W 27–3 | 85,791 |
November 5 | 12:00 pm | at Kentucky | No. 17 | | CSS | W 49–27 | 60,519 |
November 12 | 6:45 pm | at No. 9 Georgia | No. 15 | | ESPN | W 31–30 | 92,746 |
November 19 | 2:30 pm | No. 8 Alabama | No. 11 | - Jordan–Hare Stadium
- Auburn, Alabama
| CBS | W 28–18 | 87,451 |
January 1 | 12:00 pm | vs. No. 21 Wisconsin* | No. 7 | | ABC | L 10–24 | 57,221 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
2005 Auburn Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Offensive starters
Defensive starters
Team captains
Position
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Player
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WR
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Ben Obomanu
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LT
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Marcus McNeill
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NG
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Tommy Jackson
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LB
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Travis Williams
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Game summaries
Georgia
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Auburn |
7 |
7 | 7 | 10 |
31 |
Georgia |
10 |
3 | 7 | 10 |
30 |
Scoring summary |
Q1 | 9:45 | AUB | Kenny Irons 30 yard run (John Vaughn kick) | AUB 7–0 |
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Q1 | 8:28 | UGA | Brandon Coutu 49 yard field goal | AUB 7–3 |
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Q1 | 4:50 | UGA | Leonard Pope 4 yard pass from D.J. Shockley (Brandon Coutu kick) | UGA 10–7 |
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Q2 | 6:18 | AUB | Kenny Irons 6 yard run (John Vaughn kick) | AUB 14–10 |
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Q2 | 1:13 | UGA | Brandon Coutu 28 yard field goal | AUB 14–13 |
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Q3 | 10:45 | UGA | Mohamed Massaquoi 9 yard pass from D.J. Shockley (Brandon Coutu kick) | UGA 20–14 |
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Q3 | 8:21 | AUB | Ben Obomanu 30 yard run (John Vaughn kick) | AUB 21–20 |
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Q4 | 12:33 | UGA | Thomas Brown 6 yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) | UGA 27–21 |
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Q4 | 9:28 | AUB | Karibi Dede 15 yard fumble return (John Vaughn kick) | AUB 28–27 |
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Q4 | 3:25 | UGA | Brandon Coutu 41 yard field goal | UGA 30–28 |
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Q4 | :06 | AUB | John Vaughn 20 yard field goal | AUB 31–30 |
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