2005 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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2005 Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Randy Sanders (7th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator John Chavis (11th season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Neyland 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 Tennessee Volunteers (variously "Tennessee", "UT", or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Eastern Division, the team was led by head coach Phillip Fulmer, in his thirteenth full year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–5 in the SEC), and failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time during Fulmer's tenure as head coach and the first time overall since 1988. [1]

Contents

Tennessee entered their 2005 season ranked as the number three team in the nation and as a favorite to win the Eastern Division and compete for the SEC championship.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:30 pm UAB *No. 3
 JPS W 17–10107,529
September 178:00 pmat No. 6 Florida No. 5
 CBS L 7–1690,716
September 267:30 pmat No. 4 LSU No. 10
 ESPN2 W 30–27 OT91,986
October 112:30 pm Ole Miss No. 10
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
JPSW 27–10107,709
October 83:30 pmNo. 5 Georgia No. 8
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
CBSL 14–27108,470
October 223:30 pmat No. 5 Alabama No. 17
CBSL 3–6 ‡81,018
October 297:45 pm South Carolina No. 23
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
ESPN2L 15–16107,716
November 52:30 pmat No. 8 Notre Dame *
 NBC L 21–4180,795
November 122:00 pm Memphis *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
 PPV W 20–16106,647
November 1912:30 pm Vanderbilt
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (rivalry)
JPSL 24–28107,487
November 2612:30 pmat Kentucky
JPSW 27–861,924
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2] [3]

‡ As part of their penalty for NCAA violations, Alabama has retroactively vacated its 2005 victory over Tennessee. [5] However, the penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected game or award a victory to the opponent, therefore Tennessee still considers the game a loss in their official records. [6]

Roster

2005 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8Jonathan CromptonFr
WR 9Bret SmithJr
QB 10 Erik Ainge So
WR 11Slick ShelleyFr
WR 12Lucas TaylorFr
WR 13Chris HannonSr
QB 14Bo HardegreeSo
G 78 Ramon Foster Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 18 Jason Allen Sr
DT 92 Justin Harrell Jr
DE 98 Parys Haralson Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Sanders – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Trooper Taylor – Running backs/assistant head coach
  • Pat Washington – Wide receivers
  • Greg Adkins – Tight ends/assistant offensive line/recruiting coordinator
  • Jimmy Ray Stephens – Offensive line
  • John Chavis – Defensive coordinator/associate head coach/linebackers
  • Dan Brooks – Defensive line
  • Larry Slade – Defensive backs
  • Steve Caldwell – Special teams/defensive ends
  • Jason Michael – Graduate assistant
  • Jay Graham – Graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jason Allen Cornerback116 Miami Dolphins
Parys Haralson Defensive end5140 San Francisco 49ers
Omar Gaither Linebacker5168 Philadelphia Eagles
Jesse Mahelona Defensive tackle5169 Tennessee Titans
Kevin Simon Linebacker7250 Washington Redskins

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ "Phillip Fulmer College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2005–2006 Schedule". utsports.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ "CBS SPORTS' 2005 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE OFFERS BEST". CBS Press Express. CBS. June 13, 2005. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 128
  5. ↑ Schlabach, Mark (June 11, 2009). "Alabama to vacate football wins from 2005-07". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ Low, Chris (June 16, 2009). "What does vacating wins really mean?". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Dolphins help aging defense". Gainesville Sun. Associated Press. April 30, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ Pasquarelli, Len (June 21, 2006). "49ers sign fifth-round pick Haralson to four-year deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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