2005 Florida Gators football team

2005 Florida Gators football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Iowa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Mullen (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Co-defensive coordinatorCharlie Strong (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorGreg Mattison (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainVernell Brown
Mike Degory
Jarvis Herring
Chris Leak
Jeremy Mincey
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium[1]
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 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2005 college football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The season was the team's first of six under head coach Urban Meyer, who led the Gators to an Outback Bowl berth and an overall win–loss record of 9–3 (.750).

  1. ^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2005 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.