2005 Memphis Tigers football team

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2005 Memphis Tigers football
Memphis Tigers 2003-2021 wordmark.svg
Motor City Bowl champion
Motor City Bowl, W 38–31 vs. Akron
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast
Record7–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner (5th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn (3rd season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
UCF x  7 –1   8 –5  
Southern Miss  5 –3   7 –5  
Memphis  5 –3   7 –5  
East Carolina  4 –4   5 –6  
Marshall  3 –5   4 –7  
UAB  3 –5   5 –6  
West Division
Tulsa x$  6 –2   9 –4  
UTEP  5 –3   8 –4  
Houston  4 –4   6 –6  
SMU  4 –4   5 –6  
Tulane  1 –7   2 –9  
Rice  1 –7   1 –10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Tommy West. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 53:30 pm Ole Miss *
 ESPN L 6–1053,339
September 177:00 pm Chattanooga *
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 59–1430,772 [1]
September 246:00 pmat Tulsa
CSTV L 31–37 OT20,645
October 17:30 pm UTEP
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
CSTVW 27–2030,053
October 85:00 pmat UCF
CSTVL 17–3820,562
October 154:00 pmat Houston
CSTVW 35–2012,800
October 222:30 pm East Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
CSTVW 27–2431,710 [2]
November 16:30 pm UAB
ESPN2 L 20–3747,669
November 121:00 pmat Tennessee *
 PPV L 16–20106,647
November 197:30 pmat Southern Miss
CSTVW 24–2225,667
November 261:00 pm Marshall
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
CSTVW 26–346,403
December 263:00 pmvs. Akron *
ESPNW 38–3150,616
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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Team players in the 2006 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
DeAngelo Williams Running back127 Carolina Panthers
Stephen Gostkowski Kicker4118 New England Patriots

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References

  1. ↑ "Chattanooga chewed up". The Commercial Appeal. September 18, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Pretty? Try pretty good". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Memphis Tigers Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ "2006 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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