2005 Washington Huskies football team

2005 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-10
Record2–9 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Lappano (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (1st season)
Base defense4–3
MVPJames Sims (O)
MVPJoe Lobendahn (D)
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 USC † $   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 13 Oregon   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 16 UCLA   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 25 California   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Arizona State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Stanford   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Oregon State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Arizona   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Washington State   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Washington   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 12 wins (8 in conference) and 1 loss due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Tyrone Willingham, the team compiled a 2–9 record and tied for last in the Pacific-10 Conference.[1] Home games were played on campus at Husky Stadium in Seattle.[2] The conference opponent not played this season was Stanford.

Willingham was previously the head coach for three seasons at Notre Dame, preceded by seven years at Stanford.[3][4]

  1. ^ Fox, Tom (November 21, 2005). "Not a bad Apple". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  2. ^ "Washington Huskies".
  3. ^ "Huskies hire coach". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. December 13, 2004. p. A6.
  4. ^ Korte, Tim (December 13, 2004). "Willingham returns to Pac-10 as Washington's new coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. E1.