2005 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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2005 Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record3–8 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joker Phillips (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Mike Archer (6th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons
  2004
2006  
2005 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team was coached by Rich Brooks.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 43:30 pmNo. 12 Louisville * ESPN L 24–3170,752
September 106:00 pm Idaho State *
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 41–2959,519 [1]
September 176:45 pmat Indiana * ESPNC L 13–4840,240
September 243:30 pmNo. 5 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
CBS L 28–4966,820
October 81:00 pmat South Carolina PPV L 16–4471,009
October 222:00 pmat Ole Miss L 7–1348,457
October 297:00 pm Mississippi State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 13–755,163
November 51:00 pmNo. 17 Auburn
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 17–4960,519
November 122:00 pmat Vanderbilt W 48–4329,506
November 1912:30 pmat No. 14 Georgia JPS L 13–4592,746
November 2612:30 pm Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
JPSL 8–2761,924
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "Kentucky escapes near disaster". The State. September 11, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2025 via Newspapers.com.