2005 NCAA Division I-A football season












































2005 NCAA Division I-A season

George W. Bush and Mack Brown with the 2005 Texas Longhorn football team.jpg

Texas team and coach Mack Brown with President George W. Bush after winning the 2005 national championship

Number of teams 119
Duration September 1–December 3
Preseason AP No. 1 USC Trojans
Post-season
Duration December 20, 2005 –
January 4, 2006
Bowl games 28
Heisman Trophy
Reggie Bush, USC RB
(vacated)
Bowl Championship Series
2006 Rose Bowl
Site
Rose Bowl Stadium,
Pasadena, California
Winner Texas Longhorns
Division I-A football seasons

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The 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on September 1, 2005 and ended on December 3, 2005. The postseason concluded on January 4, 2006 with the Rose Bowl, which served as the season's BCS National Championship Game.
The USC Trojans and the Texas Longhorns finished the regular season as the only undefeated teams in Division I-A and consequently met in the Rose Bowl to play for the national title. Texas defeated USC largely due to the performance of quarterback Vince Young, who gained 467 yards of total offense and ran for three touchdowns. The Longhorns won their first national championship since 1970, and their first consensus national title since 1969.


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Contents






  • 1 Rule changes


  • 2 Conference changes


  • 3 Coaching changes


  • 4 Conference standings


  • 5 Bowl games


    • 5.1 BCS bowls


    • 5.2 Other New Year's Day bowls


    • 5.3 December bowl games




  • 6 Awards and honors


    • 6.1 Heisman Trophy controversy


    • 6.2 Major award winners


    • 6.3 All-Americans


      • 6.3.1 2005 Consensus All-America team




    • 6.4 Highest-scoring team




  • 7 References





Rule changes


  • Seven additional conferences would join the Big Ten in adopting instant replay systems.


Conference changes



A major conference realignment occurred prior to the 2005 season, when 18 teams in Division 1-A changed conferences.


Temple was expelled from the Big East Conference while Army ended its brief affiliation with Conference USA, resulting in both schools becoming Independents.


Boston College left the Big East to become the 12th member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), allowing the league to split into two divisions and hold an annual championship game.


Cincinnati, Louisville and South Florida left Conference USA to join the Big East. Texas Christian University also left Conference USA to become the Mountain West Conference's ninth member.


Despite its losses, Conference USA added six schools to increase its membership to twelve, poaching Marshall and UCF from the Mid-American Conference and Rice, Southern Methodist, Tulsa, and UTEP from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Like the ACC, Conference USA split into two divisions and started a conference championship game.


The Western Athletic Conference added Idaho, New Mexico State and Utah State from the Sun Belt Conference.


The Sun Belt picked up Independents Florida Atlantic and Florida International, who had recently moved up from Division I-AA.


































































































School 2004 Conference 2005 Conference

Army Black Knights
Conference USA
I-A Independent

Boston College Eagles
Big East
ACC

Central Florida Knights
MAC
Conference USA

Cincinnati Bearcats
Conference USA
Big East

Louisville Cardinals
Conference USA
Big East

Marshall Thundering Herd
MAC
Conference USA

Florida Atlantic Owls
I-A Independent
Sun Belt

Florida International Panthers
I-A Independent
Sun Belt

Idaho Vandals
Sun Belt
WAC

New Mexico State Aggies
Sun Belt
WAC

Rice Owls
WAC
Conference USA

South Florida Bulls
Conference USA
Big East

SMU Mustangs
WAC
Conference USA

Temple Owls
Big East Conference
I-A Independent

TCU Horned Frogs
Conference USA
Mountain West

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
WAC
Conference USA

Utah State Aggies
Sun Belt
WAC

UTEP Miners
WAC
Conference USA


Coaching changes



Steve Spurrier, in sunglasses

Steve Spurrier as coach at the University of Florida


Steve Spurrier returned to college coaching for the first time since 2001 after a stint in the NFL, leading South Carolina to a respectable 7–5 season. Urban Meyer, after leading Utah to an undefeated season in 2004, took over at Florida (Spurrier's old school). Charlie Weis left the New England Patriots to become head coach at alma mater Notre Dame, taking the team to a BCS bowl.


Longtime head coaches Barry Alvarez of Wisconsin and Bill Snyder of Kansas State, both of whom took struggling programs to national prominence during their tenures, retired. Dan Hawkins, having helped make Boise State a powerhouse in the Western Athletic Conference, left the Broncos to coach struggling Colorado.



Conference standings









































































































































































































































2005 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  

Atlantic Division
No. 23 Florida State xy$
  5
3
        8
5
 
No. 18 Boston College x
  5
3
        9
3
 
No. 21 Clemson
  4
4
        8
4
 

Wake Forest
  3
5
        4
7
 

NC State
  3
5
        7
5
 

Maryland
  3
5
        5
6
 

Coastal Division
No. 7 Virginia Tech x
  7
1
        11
2
 
No. 17 Miami
  6
2
        9
3
 

Georgia Tech
  5
3
        7
5
 

North Carolina
  4
4
        5
6
 

Virginia
  3
5
        7
5
 

Duke
  0
8
        1
10
 



Championship: Florida State 27, Virginia Tech 22


  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion

  • x – Division champion/co-champions

  • y – Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll





















































































































































2005 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 5 West Virginia $
  7
0
        11
1
 
No. 19 Louisville
  5
2
        9
3
 

Rutgers
  4
3
        7
5
 

South Florida
  4
3
        6
6
 

Pittsburgh
  4
3
        5
6
 

Connecticut
  2
5
        5
6
 

Cincinnati
  2
5
        4
7
 

Syracuse
  0
7
        1
10
 


  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll


































































































































































































2005 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 3 Penn State $+
  7
1
        11
1
 
No. 4 Ohio State %+
  7
1
        10
2
 
No. 15 Wisconsin
  5
3
        10
3
 

Michigan
  5
3
        7
5
 

Northwestern
  5
3
        7
5
 

Iowa
  5
3
        7
5
 

Minnesota
  4
4
        7
5
 

Purdue
  3
5
        5
6
 

Michigan State
  2
6
        5
6
 

Indiana
  1
7
        4
7
 

Illinois
  0
8
        2
9
 



  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion

  • % – BCS at-large representative

  • + – Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll



















































































































































































































2005 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  

Northern Division

Colorado x
  5
3
        7
6
 
No. 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
No. 1 Texas x$#
  8
0
        13
0
 
No. 20 Texas Tech
  6
2
        9
3
 
No. 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



















































































































































































































2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  

East Division

UCF x
  7
1
        8
5
 

Southern Miss
  5
3
        7
5
 

Memphis
  5
3
        7
5
 

East Carolina
  4
4
        5
6
 

Marshall
  3
5
        4
7
 

UAB
  3
5
        5
6
 

West Division

Tulsa x$
  6
2
        9
4
 

UTEP
  5
3
        8
4
 

Houston
  4
4
        6
6
 

SMU
  4
4
        5
6
 

Tulane
  1
7
        2
9
 

Rice
  1
7
        1
10
 

Championship: Tulsa 44, Central Florida 27


  • $ – Conference champion

  • x – Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll



















































































































































































































2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  

East Division

Akron xy$
  5
3
        7
6
 

Miami x
  5
3
        7
4
 

Bowling Green x
  5
3
        6
5
 

Ohio
  3
5
        4
7
 

Buffalo
  1
7
        1
10
 

Kent State
  0
8
        1
10
 

West Division

Northern Illinois xy
  6
2
        7
5
 

Toledo x
  6
2
        9
3
 

Western Michigan
  5
3
        7
4
 

Central Michigan
  5
3
        6
5
 

Ball State
  4
4
        4
7
 

Eastern Michigan
  3
5
        4
7
 

Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30


  • $ – Conference champion

  • x – Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll




































































































































































2005 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 11 TCU $
  8
0
        11
1
 

BYU
  5
3
        6
6
 

Colorado State
  5
3
        6
6
 

Utah
  4
4
        7
5
 

New Mexico
  4
4
        6
5
 

San Diego State
  4
4
        5
7
 

Air Force
  3
5
        4
7
 

Wyoming
  2
6
        4
7
 

UNLV
  1
7
        2
9
 


  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll



















































































































































































2005 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 2 USC † $
  8
0
        12
1
 
No. 13 Oregon
  7
1
        10
2
 
No. 16 UCLA
  6
2
        10
2
 
No. 25 California
  4
4
        8
4
 

Arizona State
  4
4
        7
5
 

Stanford
  4
4
        5
6
 

Oregon State
  3
5
        5
6
 

Arizona
  2
6
        3
8
 

Washington State
  1
7
        4
7
 

Washington
  1
7
        2
9
 



  • $ – Conference champion

  • † – USC later vacated 12 wins (8 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions.

Rankings from AP Poll



















































































































































































































2005 SEC 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
 

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





















































































































































2005 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  

Arkansas State +
  5
2
        6
6
 

Louisiana–Lafayette +
  5
2
        6
5
 

Louisiana–Monroe +
  5
2
        5
6
 

FIU
  3
4
        5
6
 

Middle Tennessee
  3
4
        4
7
 

Troy
  3
4
        4
7
 

Florida Atlantic
  2
5
        2
9
 

North Texas
  2
5
        2
9
 


  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll




































































































































































2005 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  

Boise State +
  7
1
        9
4
 

Nevada +
  7
1
        9
3
 

Louisiana Tech
  6
2
        7
4
 

Fresno State
  6
2
        8
5
 

Hawaii
  4
4
        5
7
 

San Jose State
  2
6
        3
8
 

Utah State
  2
6
        3
8
 

Idaho
  2
6
        2
9
 

New Mexico State
  0
8
        0
12
 


  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

























































































2005 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 9 Notre Dame %
 

        9
3
 

Navy
 

        8
4
 

Army
 

        4
7
 

Temple
 

        0
11
 


  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll



Bowl games




BCS bowls





  • Rose Bowl: #2 (BCS #2, Big 12 Champ) Texas 41, #1 (BCS #1, Pac 10 Champ) Southern California 38


  • Fiesta Bowl: (BCS #4) #4 Ohio State 34, (At Large) #5 Notre Dame 20


  • Sugar Bowl: (Big East Champ) #11 West Virginia 38, (SEC Champ) #8 Georgia 35


  • Orange Bowl: (Big Ten Champ) #3 Penn State 26, (ACC Champ) #25 Florida State 23 (3 OT)



Other New Year's Day bowls




  • Cotton Bowl: #13 Alabama 13, #18 Texas Tech 10


  • Capital One Bowl: #21 Wisconsin 24, #7 Auburn 10


  • Gator Bowl: #12 Virginia Tech 35, #15 Louisville 24


  • Outback Bowl: #16 Florida 31, #25 Iowa 24



December bowl games




  • Peach Bowl: #10 LSU 40, #9 Miami (FL) 3


  • Houston Bowl: #14 TCU 27, Iowa State 24


  • Liberty Bowl: (C-USA Champ) Tulsa 31, Fresno State 24


  • MPC Computers Bowl: #19 Boston College 27, Boise State 21


  • Meineke Car Care Bowl: NC State 14, South Florida 0


  • Independence Bowl: Missouri 38, South Carolina 31


  • Sun Bowl: #17 UCLA 50, Northwestern 38


  • Music City Bowl: Virginia 34, Minnesota 31


  • Holiday Bowl: Oklahoma 17, #6 Oregon 14


  • Emerald Bowl: Utah 38, #24 Georgia Tech 10


  • Alamo Bowl: Nebraska 32, #20 Michigan 28


  • Insight Bowl: Arizona State 45, Rutgers 40


  • Champs Sports Bowl: #23 Clemson 19, Colorado 10


  • Motor City Bowl: Memphis 38, (MAC Champ) Akron 31


  • Hawai'i Bowl: (WAC Champ) Nevada 49, UCF 48 (OT)


  • Fort Worth Bowl: Kansas 42, Houston 13


  • Las Vegas Bowl: California 35, BYU 28


  • Poinsettia Bowl: Navy 51, Colorado State 30


  • GMAC Bowl: Toledo 45, UTEP 13


  • New Orleans Bowl: Southern Mississippi 31, (Sun Belt Champ) Arkansas State 19



Awards and honors



Heisman Trophy controversy


Heisman Trophy voting was primarily for three players: Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart (who won the trophy in 2004) and Vince Young. Bush won the trophy, with Young (who helped Texas win their first national championship since 1970) second in the voting:




  1. Reggie Bush, Jr. USC TB (2,541 points)


  2. Vince Young, Jr. Texas QB (1,608)


  3. Matt Leinart, Sr. USC QB (797)


  4. Brady Quinn Jr. Notre Dame QB (191)


  5. Michael Robinson, Sr. Penn State QB (49)


In June 2010 the NCAA ruled that Bush had received "improper benefits", violating NCAA policy. On September 14, he announced in a statement from the New Orleans Saints that he would forfeit his 2005 Heisman Trophy. Runner-up Vince Young said that he would not accept the trophy if Bush forfeited it. On September 15, the Heisman Trust announced that the 2005 trophy would be vacated and there would be no winner for the season.[1]



Major award winners




  • Walter Camp Award (top player): Reggie Bush[2]


  • Maxwell Award (top player): Vince Young, QB, Texas


  • AP Player Of the Year: Reggie Bush, RB, USC[3]


  • Lombardi Award (top lineman/linebacker): A. J. Hawk, Ohio State


  • John Mackey Award (tight end): Marcedes Lewis, UCLA


  • Doak Walker Award (running back)[2]


  • Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player): Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn State


  • Outland Trophy (interior lineman): Greg Eslinger, C, Minnesota


  • Dave Rimington Trophy (center): Greg Eslinger, Minnesota


  • Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Vince Young, QB, Texas


  • Johnny Unitas Award (senior quarterback): Matt Leinart, USC


  • Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver): Mike Hass, Oregon State


  • Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Michael Huff, Texas


  • Lou Groza Award (placekicker): Alexis Serna, Oregon State


  • Ray Guy Award (punter): Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest


  • The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award: Joe Paterno, Penn State


  • Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (head coach): Mack Brown, Texas


  • Broyles Award (assistant coach): Greg Davis, Texas





All-Americans




2005 Consensus All-America team


















































































































Offense
Position
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Class
Hometown
Team

QB

Vince Young
6'5"
229
Jr.

Houston, Texas

Texas

RB

Reggie Bush
6'0"
200
Jr.

Spring Valley, California

USC

RB

Jerome Harrison
5'10"
199
Sr.

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Washington State

WR

Dwayne Jarrett
6'5"
210
So.

New Brunswick, New Jersey

USC

WR

Jeff Samardzija
6'5"
218
Jr.

Valparaiso, Indiana

Notre Dame

TE

Marcedes Lewis
6'6"
256
Sr.

Lakewood, California

UCLA

T

Jonathan Scott
6'7"
315
Sr.

Dallas, Texas

Texas

T

Marcus McNeill
6'9"
338
Sr.

Decatur, Georgia

Auburn

G

Deuce Lutui
6'6"
370
Sr.

Mesa, Arizona

USC

G

Max Jean-Gilles
6'4"
355
Sr.

North Miami Beach, Florida

Georgia

C

Greg Eslinger
6'3"
292
Sr.

Bismarck, North Dakota

Minnesota

















































































































Defense
Position
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Class
Hometown
Team

DE

Tamba Hali
6'3"
275
Sr.

Teaneck, New Jersey

Penn State

DT

Haloti Ngata
6'4"
338
Sr.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Oregon

DT

Rodrique Wright
6'5"
315
Sr.
Houston, Texas

Texas

DE

Elvis Dumervil
6'0"
256
Sr.

Miami, Florida

Louisville

LB

A. J. Hawk
6'1"
248
Sr.

Centerville, Ohio

Ohio State

LB

DeMeco Ryans
6'1"
236
Sr.

Bessemer, Alabama

Alabama

LB

Paul Posluszny
6'2"
238
Jr.

Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania

Penn State

CB

Jimmy Williams
6'3"
216
Sr.

Hampton, Virginia

Virginia Tech

CB

Tye Hill
5'10"
185
Sr.

Dorchester, South Carolina

Clemson

Safety

Michael Huff
6'0"
204
Sr.

Irving, Texas

Texas

Safety

Greg Blue
6'2"
216
Sr.

Atlanta

Georgia









































Special teams
Position
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Class
Hometown
Team

Kicker

Mason Crosby
6'2"
215
Jr.

Georgetown, Texas

Colorado

Punter

Ryan Plackemeier
6'3"
235
Sr.

Bonsall, California

Wake Forest

RS

Maurice Drew
5'8"
205
Jr.

Antioch, California

UCLA


Highest-scoring team


Texas scored the most points (652).[4][5]



References





  1. ^ "Heisman Trust: 2005 award will be vacated". Chicago Tribune. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab Vacated due to ineligibility.


  3. ^ The AP does not vacate titles removed ineligible teams or players.


  4. ^ 2005 College Football Team Offense (Sports Reference)


  5. ^ 2005 Texas Longhorns Stats (Sports-Reference)











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