2005 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2005 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Big 12 Conference South Division
2005 record	5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione
Offensive coordinator	Les Koenning, Jr.
Defensive coordinator	Carl Torbush
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 82,600)

2005 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
Colorado x		5	–	3					7	–	6
#24 Nebraska		4	–	4					8	–	4
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Missouri		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					7	–	5
Kansas State		2	–	6					5	–	6
Southern Division
#1 Texas x$#		8	–	0					13	–	0
#20 Texas Tech		6	–	2					9	–	3
#22 Oklahoma		6	–	2					8	–	4
Texas A&M		3	–	5					5	–	6
Baylor		2	–	6					5	–	6
Oklahoma State		1	–	7					4	–	7
Championship: Texas 70, Colorado 3
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 5–6 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 3–5.

Season

Despite being ranked #17 in preseason polls, the 2005 Aggie defense ranked 107th nationally (out of 119 Division I NCAA teams) and allowed 443.8 yards per game. This prompted head coach Dennis Franchione to dismiss defensive coordinator Carl Torbush. Franchione then hired former Western Michigan head coach Gary Darnell to replace Torbush.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	at Clemson*	#17	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ABC	L 24–25	79,917
September 17	11:30 AM	SMU*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FSN	W 66–8	75,128
September 22	7:30 PM	Texas State*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FSN	W 44–31	72,741
October 1	11:30 AM	Baylor		Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	FSN	W 16–13 ^OT	79,280
October 8	6:00 PM	at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	FSN	L 20–41	50,686
October 15	2:30 PM	Oklahoma State		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 62–23	78,451
October 22	1:10 PM	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 30–28	45,915
October 29	2:30 PM	Iowa State		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	L 14–42	86,172
November 5	6:00 PM	at #16 Texas Tech		Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX (A&M–Tech rivalry)	FSN	L 17–56	55,755
November 12	11:00 AM	at Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	L 30–36	84,943
November 25	11:00 AM	#2 Texas		Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ABC	L 29–40	86,617
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

Jason Jack

Game notes

Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	3	7	7	7	24
Clemson	10	6	3	6	25

Southern Methodist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Methodist	6	2	0	0	8
Texas A&M	7	17	28	14	66

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas State	0	17	0	14	31
Texas A&M	13	14	14	3	44

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Baylor	3	0	7	0	3	13
Texas A&M	7	0	0	3	6	16

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	6	0	14	20
Colorado	21	10	10	0	41

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	17	0	6	23
Texas A&M	20	7	14	21	62

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	14	2	7	7	30
Kansas State	0	8	0	20	28

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	7	7	14	14	42
Texas A&M	7	0	0	7	14

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	3	7	0	7	17
Texas Tech	14	0	21	21	56

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	7	10	6	30
Oklahoma	28	0	2	6	36

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	14	7	13	6	40
Texas A&M	9	6	14	0	29

References

1. Davis, Brian (December 16, 2005). "A&M starts pumping up Darnell". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 24, 2007.