2005 Houston Texans season

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2005 Houston Texans season
Owner Bob McNair
General manager Charley Casserly
Head coach Dom Capers
Offensive coordinator Chris Palmer (fired after week 2) Joe Pendry (weeks 4-17)
Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio
Home stadium Reliant Stadium
Results
Record2–14
Division place4th AFC South
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers WR Jerome Mathis
The Texans host the Tennessee Titans, October 9, 2005 Titans Texans.jpg
The Texans host the Tennessee Titans, October 9, 2005

The 2005 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League and the 4th and final season under head coach Dom Capers. The Texans completed the season with the worst record in franchise history (a record that would later be matched in 2013). This led to the Texans obtaining the first selection in the NFL draft for the second time since the franchise formed in 2002. The team fired head coach Dom Capers after the season; he was replaced by Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak, who would coach the team up until 2013. Their Week 3 game was postponed due to Hurricane Rita. The Texans failed to win a division game, and went 0–8 on the road for the first time in franchise history.

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

2005 Houston Texans draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
116 Travis Johnson   Defensive tackle Florida State
373 Vernand Morency   Running back Oklahoma State
4114 Jerome Mathis *  Wide receiver Hampton
5151 Drew Hodgdon   Center Arizona State
6188 C. C. Brown   Safety Louisiana–Lafayette
7227 Kenneth Pettway   Defensive end Grambling State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Staff

2005 Houston Texans staff

Front office

  • Founder, chairman and chief executive officer – Bob McNair
  • Senior vice president and general manager – Charley Casserly
  • Associate director of pro scouting – Bobby Grier
  • Associate director of pro scouting – Miller McCalmon
  • Coordinator of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Chris Palmer
  • Quarterbacks – Greg Roman
  • Running backs – Chick Harris
  • Wide receivers – Kippy Brown
  • Tight ends – Tony Marciano
  • Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Joe Pendry
  • Assistant offensive line – Steve Marshall
Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Joe Marciano
  • Special teams assistant – Eric Sutulovich

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Dan Riley
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Ray Wright

Roster

2005 Houston Texans roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 9 reserve, 7 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 14 Denver Broncos L 14–200–1 Reliant Stadium Recap
2August 21 Oakland Raiders W 19–171–1Reliant Stadium Recap
3August 28at Dallas Cowboys L 9–211–2 Texas Stadium Recap
4September 2at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–381–3 Raymond James Stadium Recap

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Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 11at Buffalo Bills L 7–220–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
2September 18 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–270–2 Reliant Stadium Recap
3 Bye
4October 2at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–160–3 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
5October 9 Tennessee Titans L 20–340–4Reliant Stadium Recap
6October 16at Seattle Seahawks L 10–420–5 Qwest Field Recap
7October 23 Indianapolis Colts L 20–380–6Reliant Stadium Recap
8October 30 Cleveland Browns W 19–161–6Reliant Stadium Recap
9November 6at Jacksonville Jaguars L 14–211–7 Alltel Stadium Recap
10November 13at Indianapolis Colts L 17–311–8 RCA Dome Recap
11November 20 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–451–9Reliant Stadium Recap
12November 27 St. Louis Rams L 27–33 (OT)1–10Reliant Stadium Recap
13December 4at Baltimore Ravens L 15–161–11 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
14December 11at Tennessee Titans L 10–131–12 The Coliseum Recap
15December 18 Arizona Cardinals W 30–192–12Reliant Stadium Recap
16December 24 Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–382–13Reliant Stadium Recap
17January 1at San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 (OT)2–14 Monster Park Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Buffalo Bills

Week One: Houston Texans at Buffalo Bills
Quarter1234Total
Texans07007
Bills6130322

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Two: Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans00707
Steelers10107027

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Four: Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans037010
Bengals370616

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,714
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker
  • Box score
Game information

Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Five: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans73141034
Texans0631120

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 70,430
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
  • Box score
Game information

Week 6: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Six: Houston Texans at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans037010
Seahawks14771442

at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Seven: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Colts77101438
Texans0140620

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 70,621
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein
  • Box score
Game information

Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Eight: Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Browns1030316
Texans733619

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 70,064
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
  • Box score
Game information

Week 9: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Nine: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans077014
Jaguars0071421

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,613
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
  • Box score
Game information

Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Ten: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans0710017
Colts7147331

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs102101445
Texans7010017

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 70,481
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber
  • Box score
Game information

Week 12: St. Louis Rams

Week Twelve: St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Rams03717633
Texans71703027

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 70,010
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee & J.C. Pearson
  • Box score
Game information

Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans330915
Ravens070916

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,909
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots
  • Box score
Game information

Week 14: at Tennessee Titans

Week Fourteen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans370010
Titans037313

at The Coliseum

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,149
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack & Rich Baldinger
  • Box score
Game information

Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals370919
Texans0243330

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 70,024
  • Referee: Bill Vonovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Terry Donahue & Kevin McCabe
  • Box score
Game information

Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars7372138
Texans3100720

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 70,025
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee & Rich Gannon
  • Box score
Game information

Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Seventeen: Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Texans10070017
49ers07100320

at Monster Park, San Francisco, California

  • Date: January 1, 2006
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,970
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Rich Gannon
  • Box score
Game information

Standings

AFC South
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) Indianapolis Colts 1420.8756–011–1439247W1
(5) Jacksonville Jaguars 1240.7504–29–3361269W3
Tennessee Titans 4120.2502–43–9299421L3
Houston Texans 2140.1250–61–11260431L2

Statistics

Team

CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank
(out of 32)
Passing offense2,237139.830th
Rushing offense1,816113.515th
Total offense [3] 4,053253.330th
Passing defense3,521220.124th
Rushing defense2,303143.932nd
Total defense [4] 5,824364.031st

Individual

CategoryPlayerTotal
Offense
Passing yards David Carr 2,488
Passing touchdownsDavid Carr14
Rushing yards Domanick Williams 976
Rushing touchdowns Jonathan Wells 4
Receiving yards Andre Johnson 688
Receiving touchdowns Corey Bradford 5
Defense
Tackles (Solo) Morlon Greenwood 82
Sacks Shantee Orr 7
Interceptions Glenn Earl 2

Source: [5]

References

  1. "2005 Houston Texans draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. "Houston Texans 2005 Schedule". NFL.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  3. "2005 NFL Team Total Offense Stats". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  4. "2005 NFL Team Total Defense Stats". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  5. "2005 Texans Statistics". Houston Texans. Retrieved April 29, 2022.