2005 Utah Utes football team
The 2005 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was Kyle Whittingham's first year as head coach after having been promoted from defensive coordinator following the departure of Urban Meyer for Florida. Their 4–4 conference record put them tied for fourth in the conference. The Utes played their homes games in Rice-Eccles Stadium.
| 2005 Utah Utes football | |
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Emerald Bowl champion | |
Emerald Bowl, W 38–10 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| 2005 record | 7–5 (4–4 MW) |
| Head coach | Kyle Whittingham (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Andy Ludwig (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Gary Andersen (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Rice-Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,017) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 TCU $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 PM | Arizona* |
| ESPN | W 27–24 | 45,528 [1] |
| September 10 | 6:00 PM | Utah State* |
| KJZZ | W 31–7 | 44,639 [2] |
| September 15 | 6:30 PM | at TCU |
| ESPN | L 20–23 OT | 25,220 [3] |
| September 22 | 5:30 PM | Air Force |
| ESPN | W 38–35 | 41,935 [4] |
| October 1 | 1:35 PM | at North Carolina* |
| KJZZ | L 17–31 | 50,000 [5] |
| October 8 | 4:30 PM | at Colorado State | KJZZ | L 17–21 | 32,713 [6] | |
| October 15 | 5:00 PM | San Diego State |
| ABC | L 17–28 | 41,341 [7] |
| October 22 | 4:00 PM | at UNLV |
| ABC | W 43–32 | 19,108 [8] |
| November 5 | 1:00 PM | Wyoming |
| W 43–13 | 39,026 [9] | |
| November 12 | 4:30 PM | New Mexico |
| KJZZ | L 21–37 | 36,746 [10] |
| November 12 | 4:30 PM | at BYU |
| ESPN+ | W 41–34 OT | 64,312 [11] |
| December 29 | 1:30 PM | vs. Georgia Tech* |
| ESPN | W 10–38 | 25,742 [12] |
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After the season
NFL Draft
Utah had two players taken in the 2006 NFL Draft:[15]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Spencer Toone | Safety | 7 | 245 | Tennessee Titans |
| Quinton Ganther | Running back | 7 | 246 | Tennessee Titans |
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References
- "ARIZONA vs UTAH (Sep 02, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "UTAH STATE vs UTAH (Sep 10, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "UTAH vs TCU (9/15/2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "AIR FORCE vs UTAH (Sep 22, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "UTAH vs North Carolina (Oct 01, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "UTAH vs Colorado State (Oct 08, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "SAN DIEGO STATE vs UTAH (Oct 15, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "UTAH vs UNLV (Oct 22, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "WYOMING vs UTAH (Nov 05, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "New Mexico vs UTAH (Nov 12, 2005 at Salt Lake City, UTAH)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "UTAH vs Brigham Young (Nov 19, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "Georgia Tech vs UTAH (12/29/05)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- "Utah Yearly Results". www.cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- "NFL Draft History 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
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