2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Arkansas' second straight losing season under Houston Nutt after six straight bowl appearances.

2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
2005 record	4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Houston Nutt (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Herring (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Pierre Brown Kyle Dickerson Brandon Kennedy Kyle Roper Vickiel Vaughn
Home stadium	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (Capacity: 72,000) War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 53,727)

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

Running back Darren McFadden became the first freshman to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season (1,113) for Arkansas.

Preseason

Arkansas was ranked as the 45th best team in the country by NationalChamps.net and projected to finish 6-5.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Missouri State*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 49–17	66,424
September 10	6:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 24–28	68,215
September 17	9:15 pm	at No. 1 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 17–70	90,411
September 24	11:30 am	at No. 20 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	L 13–24	81,018
October 8	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 44–15	54,209
October 15	6:00 pm	No. 21 Auburn	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 17–34	71,673
October 22	11:30 am	at No. 4 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	L 20–23	92,746
November 5	11:30 am	South Carolina	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	JPS	L 10–14	65,837
November 12	1:00 pm	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		W 28–17	53,289
November 19	1:00 pm	Mississippi State	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 44–10	55,712
November 25	1:30 pm	at No. 3 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	L 17–19	92,127
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
(FCS) Bears	3	0	14	0	17
Arkansas	14	14	0	21	49

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	10	3	15	28
Razorbacks	7	3	14	0	24

at No. 1 USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	7	3	0	7	17
No. 1 Trojans	28	14	14	14	70

at No. 20 Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	3	0	10	13
No. 20 Crimson Tide	0	7	3	14	24

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indians	2	6	0	7	15
Razorbacks	10	13	21	0	44

No. 21 Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Tigers	0	6	14	14	34
Razorbacks	3	7	0	7	17

at No. 4 Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	7	3	10	20
No. 4 Bulldogs	7	10	3	3	23

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	7	0	7	0	14
Razorbacks	0	10	0	0	10

at Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	7	0	7	14	28
Rebels	7	7	3	0	17

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	0	10
Razorbacks	14	27	0	3	44

at No. 3 LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	3	8	6	17
No. 3 Tigers	0	12	7	0	19

Staff

• Athletic Director: Frank Broyles
• Head coach: Houston Nutt
• Assistants: Reggie Herring (DC/LB), Mike Markuson (OL/Running Game), Roy Wittke (QB/Passing Game), Bobby Allen (CB), Clifton Ealy (TE), Danny Nutt (RB), Tracy Rocker (DL), James Shibest (WR/Specialists), Chris Vaughn (S/Recruiting)[3]

Awards

• All-American: KR/RB Felix Jones (CollegeFootballNews.com 1st team)
• All-SEC: DT Keith Jackson (AP 2nd Team), KR/RB Felix Jones (Coaches' 2nd), RB Darren McFadden (AP/Coaches' 1st), LB Sam Olajubutu (AP 2nd), C Kyle Roper (AP 2nd)[4]

References

1. Arkansas 2005 College Football Preview. NationalChamps.net. Retrieved November 4, 2011
2. 2005 Arkansas football schedule
3. 2011 Arkansas football media guide
4. 2011 Arkansas football media guide