2005 New Orleans Saints season
2005 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Head coach | Jim Haslett |
General manager | Mickey Loomis |
Home field | Alamodome Tiger Stadium Giants Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 3–13 |
Division place | 4th NFC South |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | LeCharles Bentley (C) |
The 2005 season was the New Orleans Saints' 39th in the National Football League.
The season began with the team trying to improve from their 8–8 record from 2004. The Saints played two preseason games in the Louisiana Superdome before being forced to evacuate New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina. They were forced to play the rest of the season on the road, splitting their games between their temporary headquarters at San Antonio’s Alamodome, and LSU’s Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, and even playing their first home game at Giants Stadium.
The season ended with a 3–13 record, their equal-worst record alongside 1996 and 1999 since their 1–15 1980 season, and the firing of Jim Haslett. He was replaced by current head coach Sean Payton the following 2006 season.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
2005 New Orleans Saints draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 13 | Jammal Brown * | Offensive tackle | Oklahoma | |
2 | 40 | Josh Bullocks | Defensive back | Nebraska | |
3 | 82 | Alfred Fincher | Linebacker | Connecticut | |
4 | 118 | Chase Lyman | Wide receiver | California | |
5 | 152 | Adrian McPherson | Quarterback | Florida State | |
6 | 193 | Jason Jefferson | Defensive tackle | Wisconsin | |
7 | 232 | Jimmy Verdon | Defensive end | Arizona State | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Preseason[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 12 | Seattle Seahawks | L 15–34 | 0–1 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
2 | August 18 | at New England Patriots | W 37–27 | 1–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 26 | Baltimore Ravens | L 6–21 | 1–2 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
4 | September 1 | at Oakland Raiders | L 6–13 | 1–3 | McAfee Coliseum | Recap |
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 11 | at Carolina Panthers | W 23–20 | 1–0 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 19 | New York Giants | L 10–27 | 1–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 25 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 16–33 | 1–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Recap |
4 | October 2 | Buffalo Bills | W 19–7 | 2–2 | Alamodome | Recap |
5 | October 9 | at Green Bay Packers | L 3–52 | 2–3 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
6 | October 16 | Atlanta Falcons | L 31–34 | 2–4 | Alamodome | Recap |
7 | October 23 | at St. Louis Rams | L 17–28 | 2–5 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
8 | October 30 | Miami Dolphins | L 6–21 | 2–6 | Tiger Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 6 | Chicago Bears | L 17–20 | 2–7 | Tiger Stadium | Recap |
10 | Bye | |||||
11 | November 20 | at New England Patriots | L 17–24 | 2–8 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 27 | at New York Jets | W 21–19 | 3–8 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 3–10 | 3–9 | Tiger Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 12 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 17–36 | 3–10 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
15 | December 18 | Carolina Panthers | L 10–27 | 3–11 | Tiger Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 24 | Detroit Lions | L 12–13 | 3–12 | Alamodome | Recap |
17 | January 1 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 13–27 | 3–13 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
Standings[]
NFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 300 | 274 | W2 |
(5) Carolina Panthers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 391 | 259 | W1 |
Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 351 | 341 | L3 |
New Orleans Saints | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 1–11 | 235 | 398 | L5 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "2005 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
External links[]
- 2005 National Football League season by team
- New Orleans Saints seasons
- 2005 in sports in Louisiana