2005 Memphis Tigers football team

2005 Memphis Tigers football
Motor City Bowl champion
Motor City Bowl, W 38–31 vs. Akron
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East
Record	7–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Tommy West (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Randy Fichtner (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Lee Dunn (3rd season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

2005 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	5
Memphis		5	–	3					7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					4	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTEP		5	–	3					8	–	4
Houston		4	–	4					6	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rice		1	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Tommy West. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 pm	Ole Miss*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 6–10	53,339
September 17	7:00 pm	Chattanooga*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 59–14	30,772
September 24	6:00 pm	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	CSTV	L 31–37 ^OT	20,645
October 1	7:30 pm	UTEP	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CSTV	W 27–20	30,053
October 8	5:00 pm	at UCF	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	CSTV	L 17–38	20,562
October 15	4:00 pm	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	CSTV	W 35–20	12,800
October 22	2:30 pm	East Carolina	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CSTV	W 27–24	31,710
November 1	6:30 pm	UAB	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)	ESPN2	L 20–37	47,669
November 12	1:00 pm	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 16–20	106,647
November 19	7:30 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	CSTV	W 24–22	25,667
November 26	1:00 pm	Marshall	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CSTV	W 26–3	46,403
December 26	3:00 pm	vs. Akron*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–31	50,616
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Team players in the 2006 NFL Draft

Main article: 2006 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
DeAngelo Williams	Running back	1	27	Carolina Panthers
Stephen Gostkowski	Kicker	4	118	New England Patriots

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References

1. "Memphis Tigers Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
2. "2006 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018.