2005 LSU Tigers football team

2005 LSU Tigers football

SEC Western Division co-champion Peach Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 14–34 vs. Georgia
Peach Bowl, W 40–3 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
2005 record	11–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Les Miles (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher (6th year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bo Pelini (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 91,600)

2005 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Georgia x$		6	–	2		10	–	3
South Carolina		5	–	3		7	–	5
#12 Florida		5	–	3		9	–	3
Vanderbilt		3	–	5		5	–	6
Tennessee		3	–	5		5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6		3	–	8
Western Division
#5 LSU xy		7	–	1		11	–	2
#14 Auburn x		7	–	1		9	–	3
#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 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Les Miles in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Despite all of the distractions from Hurricane Katrina, LSU finished its season with an 11–2 record capped off by a 40–3 victory over No. 9 Miami in the 2005 Peach Bowl without starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell.

LSU's season open against No. 15 Arizona State was originally scheduled as home game for the Tigers, but when LSU offered hurricane victims refuge on their campus, the NCAA moved the game to Tempe, Arizona. Things looked bleak for the Tigers early in the fourth quarter against Arizona State when they trailed 17–7. Then LSU's special teams blocked two kicks, a 47-yard field goal attempt and a punt, returning both for TDs to give LSU a 21–17 lead. However, Arizona State regained the lead at 31–28 with four minutes left in the game. LSU started with the ball on their own 9-yard line. Nine plays later, LSU found themselves in a fourth down situation on the Arizona State 39-yard line where JaMarcus Russell threw a 39-yard TD to Early Doucet to take a 35–31 lead. Arizona State tried their own game-winning drive, but they were stopped on downs inside the Tigers' 30-yard line.

LSU's first home game came on prime time against No. 10 Tennessee. The game was moved from Saturday to Monday, September 26 because of Hurricane Rita. LSU had a huge lead at halftime, but the lead slipped away and the Tigers lost the game in overtime.

On October 15, LSU faced No. 11 Florida. Late in the third quarter, the Gators went up 17–14. Then, early in the fourth quarter JaMarcus Russell led the Tigers on a 12-play, 75-yard drive, capped by a 3-yard TD run by Joseph Addai, which put the Tigers up 21–17. LSU's defense took over from there, holding Florida to less than 30 yards the rest of the fourth quarter.

On October 22, LSU squared off against No. 16 Auburn. With just under five minutes left in the game, Auburn took a 17–14 lead. LSU responded by driving down to the Auburn 27-yard line, setting up a 44-yard field goal attempt by Chris Jackson. The kick was good, and the game went to overtime. LSU took the first possession and Chris Jackson made a 30-yard field goal to put LSU up 20–17. LSU's defense forced Auburn settle for a 39-yard field goal attempt by John Vaughn. Vaughn's kick hit the left upright, giving LSU the victory.

On November 12, LSU went to Tuscaloosa to play undefeated No. 4 Alabama. At halftime, Alabama led 10–0, but the Tigers came back in the third quarter to tie the game 10–10. After the Tigers missed three second half field goal attempts, the game went to overtime. In overtime, the Tiger defense held Alabama to a field goal. During LSU's ensuing possession, JaMarcus Russell hit Dwayne Bowe for an 11-yard TD pass, giving LSU a 16–13 victory.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	8:15 pm	No. 15 Arizona State*	No. 5	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	ESPN	W 35–31	63,210
September 26	6:30 pm	No. 10 Tennessee	No. 4	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	L 27–30 ^OT	91,986
October 1	1:30 pm	at Mississippi State	No. 4	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	PPV	W 37–7	48,344
October 8	6:00 pm	at Vanderbilt	No. 11	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN2	W 34–6	37,309
October 15	2:30 pm	No. 11 Florida	No. 10	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	CBS	W 21–17	92,402
October 22	6:45 pm	No. 16 Auburn	No. 7	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	W 20–17 ^OT	92,664
October 29	7:00 pm	North Texas*	No. 7	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 56–3	92,143
November 5	7:00 pm	Appalachian State*	No. 6	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 24–0	91,414
November 12	2:30 pm	at No. 4 Alabama	No. 5	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	CBS	W 16–13 ^OT	81,018
November 19	6:45 pm	at Ole Miss	No. 4	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN2	W 40–7	59,543
November 25	1:30 pm	Arkansas	No. 3	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	W 19–17	91,606
December 3	5:00 pm	vs. No. 13 Georgia	No. 3	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	L 14–34	73,717
December 30	6:30 pm	vs. No. 9 Miami (FL)*	No. 10	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 40–3	65,620
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Game notes

Florida

#11 Florida at #10 LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	0	7	10	0	17
• LSU	14	0	0	7	21

Date: Saturday, October 15
Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist & Todd Blackledge

Source: ESPN

Scoring summary

1	11:42	LSU	Bennie Brazell 43-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Colt David kick)	LSU 7-0

1	1:10	LSU	Dwayne Bowe 27-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Colt David kick)	LSU 14-0

2	8:44	FLA	Kestahn Moore 32-yard run (Chris Hetland kick)	LSU 14-7

3	11:31	FLA	Chris Hetland 22-yard field goal	LSU 14-10

3	4:02	FLA	DeShawn Wynn 1-yard run (Chris Hetland kick)	FLA 17-14

4	12:35	LSU	Joseph Addai 3-yard run (Colt David kick)	LSU 21-17

LSU Tigers in the 2006 National Football League Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Overall	NFL Team
Joseph Addai	Running Back	1	30	30	Indianapolis Colts
Andrew Whitworth	Offensive Tackle	2	23	55	Cincinnati Bengals
Claude Wroten	Defensive Tackle	3	4	68	St. Louis Rams
Skyler Green	Wide Receiver	4	28	125	Dallas Cowboys
Kyle Williams	Defensive Tackle	5	1	134	Buffalo Bills
Melvin Oliver	Defensive End	6	28	197	San Francisco 49ers
Bennie Brazell	Wide Receiver	7	23	231	Cincinnati Bengals

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm

LSU Tigers in the 2006 Canadian Football League Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Overall	CFL Team
Peter Dyakowski	Offensive Tackle	2	3	11	Hamilton Tiger-Cats

http://cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2006&team=

References

LSU Tigers football

Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag

Culture & lore	History Traditions Mike the Tiger LSU Tiger Marching Band Songs of LSU Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween Run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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