2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record3–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWoody McCorvey (2nd season)
Offensive scheme West Coast
Defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson (2nd season)
Home stadium Davis Wade 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 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Sylvester Croom, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SEC's Western Division. [1] Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pm Murray State *W 38–641,143
September 1011:30 amat No. 25 Auburn JPS L 0–2881,921
September 177:00 pmat Tulane * CSTV W 21–1416,421
September 246:45 pmNo. 6 Georgia
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPN2 L 10–2349,903
October 11:30 pmNo. 5 LSU
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
PPV L 7–3748,344
October 811:30 amat No. 13 Florida JPSL 9–3590,104
October 221:30 pm Houston *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
L 16–2840,957
October 296:00 pmat Kentucky L 7–1355,163
November 52:30 pmNo. 4 Alabama
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
CBS L 0–1752,125
November 191:00 pmat Arkansas L 10–4455,712
November 261:30 pm Ole Miss
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 35–1453,655
  • *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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References

  1. "2005 Southeastern Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. "2005 Football News". Mississippi State Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2012.