2005 Utah Utes football team

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2005 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
Emerald Bowl champion
Emerald Bowl, W 38–10 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2005 record7–5 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGary Andersen (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
(Capacity: 45,017)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Mountain West Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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

The 2005 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was Kyle Whittingham's first year as head coach after having been promoted from defensive coordinator following the departure of Urban Meyer for Florida. Their 4–4 conference record put them tied for fourth in the conference. The Utes played their homes games in Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pmArizona*
ESPNW 27–2445,528 [1]
September 106:00 pmUtah State*
KJZZW 31–744,639 [2]
September 156:30 pmat TCU
ESPNL 20–23 OT25,220 [3]
September 225:30 pmAir Force
ESPNW 38–3541,935 [4]
October 11:35 pmat North Carolina*
KJZZL 17–3150,000 [5]
October 84:30 pmat Colorado State
KJZZL 17–2132,713 [6]
October 155:00 pmSan Diego Statedagger
ABCL 17–2841,341 [7]
October 224:00 pmat UNLV
ABCW 43–3219,108 [8]
November 51:00 pmWyoming
W 43–1339,026 [9]
November 124:30 pmNew Mexico
KJZZL 21–3736,746 [10]
November 124:30 pmat BYU
ESPN+W 41–34 OT64,312 [11]
December 291:30 pmvs. Georgia Tech*
ESPNW 38-1025,742 [12]

[13][14]

After the season[]

NFL Draft[]

Utah had two players taken in the 2006 NFL Draft:[15]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Spencer Toone Safety 7 245 Tennessee Titans
Quinton Ganther Running back 7 246 Tennessee Titans

References[]

  1. ^ "ARIZONA vs UTAH (Sep 02, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "UTAH STATE vs UTAH (Sep 10, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  3. ^ "UTAH vs TCU (9/15/2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  4. ^ "AIR FORCE vs UTAH (Sep 22, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  5. ^ "UTAH vs North Carolina (Oct 01, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  6. ^ "UTAH vs Colorado State (Oct 08, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  7. ^ "SAN DIEGO STATE vs UTAH (Oct 15, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  8. ^ "UTAH vs UNLV (Oct 22, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  9. ^ "WYOMING vs UTAH (Nov 05, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  10. ^ "New Mexico vs UTAH (Nov 12, 2005 at Salt Lake City, UTAH)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  11. ^ "UTAH vs Brigham Young (Nov 19, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  12. ^ "Georgia Tech vs UTAH (12/29/05)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  13. ^ "Utah Yearly Results". www.cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  14. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  15. ^ "NFL Draft History 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
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