2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Reggie Herring (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
CaptainPierre Brown
Kyle Dickerson
Brandon Kennedy
Kyle Roper
Vickiel Vaughn
Home stadium Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
(capacity: 72,000)

War Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 53,727)
Seasons
  2004
2006  
2005 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

The 2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Arkansas' second straight losing season under Houston Nutt after six straight bowl appearances.

Contents

Running back Darren McFadden became the first freshman to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season (1,113) for Arkansas.

Preseason

Arkansas was ranked as the 45th best team in the country by NationalChamps.net and projected to finish 6-5. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pm Missouri State *W 49–1766,424
September 106:00 pm Vanderbilt
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 24–2868,215
September 179:15 pmat No. 1 USC * FSN L 17–7090,411
September 2411:30 amat No. 20 Alabama JPS L 13–2481,018
October 86:00 pm Louisiana–Monroe *W 44–1554,209
October 156:00 pmNo. 21 Auburn
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 17–3471,673
October 2211:30 amat No. 4 Georgia JPSL 20–2392,746
November 511:30 am South Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
JPSL 10–1465,837
November 121:00 pmat Ole Miss W 28–1753,289
November 191:00 pm Mississippi State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 44–1055,712
November 251:30 pmat No. 3 LSU CBS L 17–1992,127
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Missouri State

1234Total
(FCS) Bears3014017
Arkansas141402149

Vanderbilt

1234Total
Commodores01031528
Razorbacks7314024

At No. 1 USC

1234Total
Razorbacks730717
No. 1 Trojans2814141470

At No. 20 Alabama

1234Total
Razorbacks0301013
No. 20 Crimson Tide0731424

Louisiana–Monroe

1234Total
Indians260715
Razorbacks101321044

No. 21 Auburn

1234Total
No. 21 Tigers06141434
Razorbacks370717

At No. 4 Georgia

1234Total
Razorbacks0731020
No. 4 Bulldogs7103323

South Carolina

1234Total
Gamecocks707014
Razorbacks0100010

At Ole Miss

1234Total
Razorbacks7071428
Rebels773017

Mississippi State

1234Total
Bulldogs037010
Razorbacks14270344

At No. 3 LSU

1234Total
Razorbacks038617
No. 3 Tigers0127019

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References

  1. Arkansas 2005 College Football Preview. NationalChamps.net. Retrieved November 4, 2011
  2. 2005 Arkansas football schedule
  3. 2011 Arkansas football media guide
  4. 2011 Arkansas football media guide