# 2005 LSU Tigers football team

The 2005 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Les Miles in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Despite all of the distractions from Hurricane Katrina, LSU finished its season with an 11–2 record capped off by a 40–3 victory over No. 9 Miami in the 2005 Peach Bowl without starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | 8:15 p.m. | at No. 15 Arizona State* | No. 5 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN | W 35–31 | 63,210 |
| September 26 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 10 Tennessee | No. 4 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | ESPN2 | L 27–30 $^{OT}$ | 91,986 |
| October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State | No. 4 | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS (rivalry) | PPV | W 37–7 | 48,344 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 11 | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN2 | W 34–6 | 37,309 |
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 11 Florida | No. 10 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | CBS | W 21–17 | 92,402 |
| October 22 | 6:45 p.m. | No. 16 Auburn | No. 7 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl) | ESPN | W 20–17 $^{OT}$ | 92,664 |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas* | No. 7 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | PPV | W 56–3 | 92,143 |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian State* | No. 6 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | | W 24–0 | 91,414 |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Alabama | No. 5 | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) (College GameDay) | CBS | W 16–13 $^{OT}$ | 81,018 |
| November 19 | 6:45 p.m. | at Ole Miss | No. 4 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl) | ESPN2 | W 40–7 | 59,543 |
| November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 3 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot) | CBS | W 19–17 | 91,606 |
| December 3 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Georgia | No. 3 | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game) | CBS | L 14–34 | 73,717 |
| December 30 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Miami (FL)* | No. 10 | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) | ESPN | W 40–3 | 65,620 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| • LSU | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

## LSU Tigers in the 2006 National Football League Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Overall | NFL Team |
| Joseph Addai | Running Back | 1 | 30 | 30 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Andrew Whitworth | Offensive Tackle | 2 | 23 | 55 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Claude Wroten | Defensive Tackle | 3 | 4 | 68 | St. Louis Rams |
| Skyler Green | Wide Receiver | 4 | 28 | 125 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Kyle Williams | Defensive Tackle | 5 | 1 | 134 | Buffalo Bills |
| Melvin Oliver | Defensive End | 6 | 28 | 197 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Bennie Brazell | Wide Receiver | 7 | 23 | 231 | Cincinnati Bengals |
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm Archived 2008-12-20 at the Wayback Machine

## LSU Tigers in the 2006 Canadian Football League Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Overall | CFL Team |
| Peter Dyakowski | Offensive Tackle | 2 | 3 | 11 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
https://archive.today/20130628050643/http://cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2006&team=