2005 Tennessee Volunteers football team

2005 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRandy Sanders (7th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (11th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumNeyland 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 Florida   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Vanderbilt   3 – 5     5 – 6  
  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 Tennessee Volunteers (variously "Tennessee", "UT", or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Eastern Division, the team was led by head coach Phillip Fulmer, in his thirteenth full year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–5 in the SEC), and failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time during Fulmer's tenure as head coach and the first time overall since 1988.[1]

Tennessee entered their 2005 season ranked as the number three team in the nation and as a favorite to win the Eastern Division and compete for the SEC championship.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:30 pmUAB*No. 3
JPSW 17–10107,529
September 178:00 pmat No. 6 FloridaNo. 5
CBSL 7–1690,716
September 267:30 pmat No. 4 LSUNo. 10
ESPN2W 30–27 OT91,986
October 112:30 pmOle MissNo. 10
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
JPSW 27–10107,709
October 83:30 pmNo. 5 GeorgiaNo. 8
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
CBSL 14–27108,470
October 223:30 pmat No. 5 AlabamaNo. 17
CBSL 3–6 ‡81,018
October 297:45 pmSouth CarolinaNo. 23
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
ESPN2L 15–16107,716
November 52:30 pmat No. 8 Notre Dame*
NBCL 21–4180,795
November 122:00 pmMemphis*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
PPVW 20–16106,647
November 1912:30 pmVanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
JPSL 24–28107,487
November 2612:30 pmat Kentucky
JPSW 27–861,924
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

‡ As part of their penalty for NCAA violations, Alabama has retroactively vacated its 2005 victory over Tennessee.[5] However, the penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected game or award a victory to the opponent, therefore Tennessee still considers the game a loss in their official records.[6]

Roster

2005 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Jonathan Crompton Fr
WR 9 Bret Smith Jr
QB 10 Erik Ainge So
WR 11 Slick Shelley Fr
WR 12 Lucas Taylor Fr
WR 13 Chris Hannon Sr
QB 14 Bo Hardegree So
G 78 Ramon Foster Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 18 Jason Allen Sr
DT 92 Justin Harrell Jr
DE 98 Parys Haralson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Sanders – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Trooper Taylor – Running backs/assistant head coach
  • Pat Washington – Wide receivers
  • Greg Adkins – Tight ends/assistant offensive line/recruiting coordinator
  • Jimmy Ray Stephens – Offensive line
  • John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/associate head coach/linebackers
  • Dan Brooks – Defensive line
  • Larry Slade – Defensive backs
  • Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends
  • Jason Michael – Graduate assistant
  • Jay Graham – Graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

Main article: 2006 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jason Allen Cornerback 1 16 Miami Dolphins
Parys Haralson Defensive end 5 140 San Francisco 49ers
Omar Gaither Linebacker 5 168 Philadelphia Eagles
Jesse Mahelona Defensive tackle 5 169 Tennessee Titans
Kevin Simon Linebacker 7 250 Washington Redskins

References

General

  • 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

Specific

  1. ^ "Phillip Fulmer College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "2005–2006 Schedule". utsports.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "CBS SPORTS' 2005 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE OFFERS BEST". CBS Press Express. CBS. June 13, 2005. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 128
  5. ^ Schlabach, Mark (June 11, 2009). "Alabama to vacate football wins from 2005-07". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  6. ^ Low, Chris (June 16, 2009). "What does vacating wins really mean?". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  7. ^ "Dolphins help aging defense". Gainesville Sun. Associated Press. April 30, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Pasquarelli, Len (June 21, 2006). "49ers sign fifth-round pick Haralson to four-year deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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