2005 Florida Gators football team

2005 Florida Gators football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Iowa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Mullen (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
2005 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 10 Georgia x$   6 – 2     10 – 3  
South Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 5  
No. 12   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  
Arkansas   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 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Eastern Division in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head Urban Meyer, the Gators compiled an overall record of 9–3 with mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the SEC's Eastern Division. Florida was invited to the Outback Bowl, where the Gators defeated Iowa. The team played home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3Wyoming*No. 10
PPVW 32–1490,707
September 10Louisiana Tech*No. 10
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
PPVW 41–390,099
September 17No. 5 TennesseeNo. 6
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 16–790,716
September 24at KentuckyNo. 5
CBSW 49–2866,820
October 1at No. 15 AlabamaNo. 5
CBSL 3–3181,018
October 8Mississippi StateNo. 13
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
JPSW 35–990,104
October 15at No. 10 LSUNo. 11
CBSL 17–2192,402
October 29vs. No. 4 GeorgiaNo. 16
CBSW 14–1084,501
November 5VanderbiltNo. 13
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPN2W 49–42 2OT90,140
November 12at South CarolinaNo. 12
JPSL 22–3083,421
November 26No. 23 Florida State*No. 19
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 34–790,669
January 2, 2006vs. No. 25 Iowa*No. 16
ESPNW 31–2465,881
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP10106551311181613122019171612
Coaches11107551513191815122019181816
HarrisNot released414121917151320191817тNot released
BCSNot released2019161322231717Not released

Game summaries

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 7 7 14
Gators 7 10 9 6 32

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 3
Gators 7 14 13 7 41

Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Volunteers 0 7 0 0 7
Gators 7 0 6 3 16

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 14 35 0 0 49
Wildcats 7 0 7 14 28

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 0 3 0 0 3
Crimson Tide 17 7 7 0 31

Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 0 6 0 9
Gators 3 9 9 14 35

LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 0 7 10 0 17
Tigers 14 0 0 7 21

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 7 0 10
Gators 14 0 0 0 14

Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Commodores 7 7 0 2170 42
Gators 7 7 14 777 49

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 3 9 7 3 22
Gamecocks 7 13 7 3 30

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Seminoles 0 0 0 7 7
Gators 0 14 3 17 34

Iowa

Outback Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 7 0 17 24
Gators 7 17 7 0 31

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Coaching staff

  • Urban Meyer – Head coach – first year at UF
  • Steve Addazio – Tackles/tight ends – first year
  • Stan Drayton – Running backs – first year
  • Billy Gonzales – Wide receivers – first year
  • Chuck Heater – Recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks – first year
  • John Hevesy – Centers/guards – 0 years
  • John "Doc" Holliday – Associate head coach/safeties – first year
  • Greg Mattison – Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line – first year
  • Dan Mullen – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – first year
  • Charlie Strong – Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/linebackers – sixth year

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2006 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 36 Chad Jackson WR New England Patriots
6 191 Jeremy Mincey DE New England Patriots
7 236 Dee Webb CB Jacksonville Jaguars

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References

  1. ^ 2012 Florida Football Media Guide Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 114 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  2. ^ GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2005 Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "Vick and Hokies Stamp Out Louisville". The New York Times. Associated Press. January 3, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

Bibliography

  • 2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009).
  • Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
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