# 2005 Florida Gators football team

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).

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | Wyoming* | No. 10 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | PPV | W 32–14 | 90,707 |
| September 10 | Louisiana Tech* | No. 10 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | PPV | W 41–3 | 90,099 |
| September 17 | No. 5 Tennessee | No. 6 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | W 16–7 | 90,716 |
| September 24 | at Kentucky | No. 5 | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (rivalry) | CBS | W 49–28 | 66,820 |
| October 1 | at No. 15 Alabama | No. 5 | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | CBS | L 3–31 | 81,018 |
| October 8 | Mississippi State | No. 13 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | JPS | W 35–9 | 90,104 |
| October 15 | at No. 10 LSU | No. 11 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | CBS | L 17–21 | 92,402 |
| October 29 | vs. No. 4 Georgia | No. 16 | Alltel StadiumJacksonville, FL (College GameDay) (rivalry) | CBS | W 14–10 | 84,501 |
| November 5 | Vanderbilt | No. 13 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN2 | W 49–42 $^{2OT}$ | 90,140 |
| November 12 | at South Carolina | No. 12 | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | JPS | L 22–30 | 83,421 |
| November 26 | No. 23 Florida State* | No. 19 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | W 34–7 | 90,669 |
| January 2, 2006 | vs. No. 25 Iowa* | No. 16 | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Outback Bowl) | ESPN | W 31–24 | 65,881 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, and GatorZone.com.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| Coaches | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 4 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17т | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### 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 | 2OT | Total |
| Commodores | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Gators | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 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

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 2 | 36 | Chad Jackson | WR | New England Patriots |
| 6 | 191 | Jeremy Mincey | DE | New England Patriots |
| 7 | 236 | Dee Webb | CB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
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