2005 LSU Tigers football team

2005 LSU Tigers football
SEC Western Division co-champion Peach Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 14–34 vs. Georgia
Peach Bowl, W 40–3 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
Record	11–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Les Miles (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bo Pelini (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 91,600)
Seasons ←  2004 2006  →

2005 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Les Miles in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Despite all of the distractions from Hurricane Katrina, LSU finished its season with an 11–2 record capped off by a 40–3 victory over No. 9 Miami in the 2005 Peach Bowl without starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	8:15 p.m.	at No. 15 Arizona State *	No. 5	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	W 35–31	63,210
September 26	6:30 p.m.	No. 10 Tennessee	No. 4	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	L 27–30 OT	91,986
October 1	1:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 4	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry)	PPV	W 37–7	48,344
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 11	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN2	W 34–6	37,309
October 15	2:30 p.m.	No. 11 Florida	No. 10	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	W 21–17	92,402
October 22	6:45 p.m.	No. 16 Auburn	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	W 20–17 OT	92,664
October 29	7:00 p.m.	North Texas *	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 56–3	92,143
November 5	7:00 p.m.	Appalachian State *	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 24–0	91,414
November 12	2:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Alabama	No. 5	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) (College GameDay)	CBS	W 16–13 OT	81,018
November 19	6:45 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 4	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN2	W 40–7	59,543
November 25	1:30 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 3	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	W 19–17	91,606
December 3	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Georgia	No. 3	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	L 14–34	73,717
December 30	6:30 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Miami (FL)*	No. 10	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 40–3	65,620
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Florida

#11 Florida at #10 LSU

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	0	7	10	0	17
•LSU	14	0	0	7	21

• Date: Saturday, October 15
• Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist & Todd Blackledge

• Source: ESPN

Scoring summary

1	11:42	LSU	Bennie Brazell 43-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Colt David kick)	LSU 7-0
1	1:10	LSU	Dwayne Bowe 27-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Colt David kick)	LSU 14-0
2	8:44	FLA	Kestahn Moore 32-yard run (Chris Hetland kick)	LSU 14-7
3	11:31	FLA	Chris Hetland 22-yard field goal	LSU 14-10
3	4:02	FLA	DeShawn Wynn 1-yard run (Chris Hetland kick)	FLA 17-14
4	12:35	LSU	Joseph Addai 3-yard run (Colt David kick)	LSU 21-17

Roster

2005 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 10 Joseph Addai Sr WR 80 Dwayne Bowe Jr RB 22 Alley Broussard Jr QB 15 Matt Flynn So WR 5 Skyler Green Sr QB 4 JaMarcus Russell Jr OT 76 Andrew Whitworth Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Les Miles Coordinators/assistant coaches Jimbo Fisher - Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks Bo Pelini - Defensive Coordinator Bradley Dale Peveto - Special Teams & Linebackers Todd Monken - Passing Game Coordinator & Wide Receivers Doug Mallory - Defensive backs Josh Henson - Tight Ends coach Mike Ekeler - Graduate Assistant Tracy Smith – Offensive graduate assistant Jason Woodman - Graduate Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

LSU Tigers in the 2006 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Overall	NFL Team
Joseph Addai	Running back	1	30	30	Indianapolis Colts
Andrew Whitworth	Offensive tackle	2	23	55	Cincinnati Bengals
Claude Wroten	Defensive tackle	3	4	68	St. Louis Rams
Skyler Green	Wide receiver	4	28	125	Dallas Cowboys
Kyle Williams	Defensive tackle	5	1	134	Buffalo Bills
Melvin Oliver	Defensive end	6	28	197	San Francisco 49ers
Bennie Brazell	Wide receiver	7	23	231	Cincinnati Bengals

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LSU Tigers in the 2006 CFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Overall	CFL Team
Peter Dyakowski	Offensive Tackle	2	3	11	Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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References

1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm Archived 2008-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
2. https://archive.today/20130628050643/http://cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2006&team=