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2005 Utah Utes football
Emerald Bowl champion
Emerald Bowl, W 38–10 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Gary Andersen (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons
←  2004
2006 →
2005 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pm Arizona*
 ESPNW 27–2445,528 [1]
September 106:00 pm Utah State*
 KJZZW 31–744,639 [2]
September 156:30 pmat TCU
ESPNL 20–23 OT25,220 [3]
September 225:30 pm Air Force
ESPNW 38–3541,935 [4]
October 11:35 pmat North Carolina*
KJZZL 17–3150,000 [5]
October 84:30 pmat Colorado State
KJZZL 17–2132,713 [6]
October 155:00 pm San Diego Statedagger
 ABCL 17–2841,341 [7]
October 224:00 pmat UNLV
ABCW 43–3219,108 [8]
November 51:00 pm Wyoming
W 43–1339,026 [9]
November 124:30 pm New Mexico
KJZZL 21–3736,746 [10]
November 194:30 pmat BYU
 ESPN+W 41–34 OT64,312 [11]
December 291:30 pmvs. Georgia Tech*
 ESPNW 38-1025,742 [12]

[13] [14]

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

References

  1. ^ "ARIZONA vs UTAH (Sep 02, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "UTAH STATE vs UTAH (Sep 10, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  3. ^ "UTAH vs TCU (9/15/2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  4. ^ "AIR FORCE vs UTAH (Sep 22, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  5. ^ "UTAH vs North Carolina (Oct 01, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  6. ^ "UTAH vs Colorado State (Oct 08, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  7. ^ "SAN DIEGO STATE vs UTAH (Oct 15, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  8. ^ "UTAH vs UNLV (Oct 22, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  9. ^ "WYOMING vs UTAH (Nov 05, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  10. ^ "New Mexico vs UTAH (Nov 12, 2005 at Salt Lake City, UTAH)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  11. ^ "UTAH vs Brigham Young (Nov 19, 2005)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  12. ^ "Georgia Tech vs UTAH (12/29/05)". Utah Official Athletic Site. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  13. ^ "Utah Yearly Results". www.cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  14. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  15. ^ "NFL Draft History 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
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