2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2005 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Chaney (9th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrock Spack (9th season)
Base defense4–3
MVPRob Ninkovich
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Penn State $+   7 1     11 1  
No. 4 Ohio State %+   7 1     10 2  
No. 15 Wisconsin   5 3     10 3  
Michigan   5 3     7 5  
Northwestern   5 3     7 5  
Iowa   5 3     7 5  
Minnesota   4 4     7 5  
Purdue   3 5     5 6  
Michigan State   2 6     5 6  
Indiana   1 7     4 7  
Illinois   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium. Purdue played eleven games in the 2005 season, finishing with a 5–6 record and missing a post-season bowl game for the first time since 1996. Purdue was predicted by many as a dark horse for the Big Ten title, but after a strong 2–0 start, lost six straight before rebounding to finish a more respectable 5–6.