2005 Florida Gators football team

2005 Florida Gators football

Outback Bowl champions
Outback Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Iowa
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	#16
AP	#12
2005 record	9–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Urban Meyer
Offensive coordinator	Dan Mullen
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Strong Greg Mattison
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Vernell Brown Mike Degory Jarvis Herring Chris Leak Jeremy Mincey
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

2005 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Georgia x$		6	–	2		10	–	3
South Carolina		5	–	3		7	–	5
#12 Florida		5	–	3		9	–	3
Vanderbilt		3	–	5		5	–	6
Tennessee		3	–	5		5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6		3	–	8
Western Division
#5 LSU xy		7	–	1		11	–	2
#14 Auburn x		7	–	1		9	–	3
#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 in the sport of American football during the 2005 college football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The season was the team's first of six under head coach Urban Meyer, who led the Gators to an Outback Bowl berth and an overall win-loss record of 9–3 (.750).

Pre-season

The 2005 season would open with high expectations of new head coach Urban Meyer. Fourteen starters, seven from offense and seven from defense, would return for the 2005 season. The Gators would open the season in Gainesville against Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference. This year would also be the first time former Gator coach Steve Spurrier would coach against his alma mater.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9–3–2005	Wyoming*	#10	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	PPV	W 32–14	90,707
9–10–2005	Louisiana Tech*	#10	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	PPV	W 41–3	90,099
9–17–2005	#5 Tennessee	#6	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	W 16–7	90,716
9–24–2005	Kentucky	#5	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	CBS	W 49–28	66,820
10–1–2005	#15 Alabama	#5	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	CBS	L 3–31^A	81,018
10–8–2005	Mississippi State	#13	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	JPS	W 35–9	90,104
10–15–2005	#10 Louisiana State	#11	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CBS	L 17–21	92,402
10–29–2005	#4 Georgia	#16	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	CBS	W 14–10	84,501
11–5–2005	Vanderbilt	#13	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (HC)	ESPN2	W 49–42	90,140
11–12–2005	South Carolina	#12	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	L 22–30	83,421
11–26–2005	#23 Florida State*	#19	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	W 34–7	90,669
1–2–2006	#25 Iowa*	#16	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–24	65,881
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

^A NCAA subsequently vacated Alabama victory for major infractions of NCAA rules. As a result, Alabama does not count the game as a victory, but Florida continues to count it as a loss.

Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,^[1] and GatorZone.com.^[2]

Game notes

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	4	OT	Total
Commodores	7	7	0	21	7	42
Gators	7	7	14	7	14	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

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

Bibliography

2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009).
2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 107–116 (2012).
Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.

References

↑ 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 114 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.
↑ GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2005. Retrieved November 25, 2011.

External links

College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results: 2005–2009. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

Florida Gators football

Venues	University Athletic Field / Fleming Field (1906–30) Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Florida State (Florida Cup) Georgia LSU Miami (Florida Cup) Tennessee

Culture & lore	Albert and Alberta Gator "The Orange and Blue" "We are the Boys from old Florida" The Pride of the Sunshine Gator Chomp Gatorade Mr. Two Bits

People	Head coaches Ring of Honor All-Americans UF Athletic Hall of Fame Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL players Mick Hubert

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