2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2005
| team = Mississippi State Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| division = Western Division
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach = Sylvester Croom
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Woody McCorvey
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme = West Coast
| def_coach = Ellis Johnson
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
}}
{{2005 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The 2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Sylvester Croom, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SEC's Western Division.{{Cite web |title=2005 Southeastern Conference Year Summary |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/sec/2005.html |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} Mississippi State played home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2005
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2005|team=Murray State Racers|title=Murray State}}
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv =
| score = 38–6
| attend = 41,143
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Jordan-Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| tv = JPS
| score = 0–28
| attend = 81,921
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Independence Stadium
| site_cityst = Shreveport, LA
| tv = CSTV
| score = 21–14
| attend = 16,421
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 6:45 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 10–23
| attend = 49,903
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = LSU
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = PPV
| score = 7–37
| attend = 48,344
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Florida
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| tv = JPS
| score = 9–35
| attend = 90,104
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Houston
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv =
| score = 16–28
| attend = 40,957
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| tv =
| score = 7–13
| attend = 55,163
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = CBS
| score = 0–17
| attend = 52,125
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
| tv =
| score = 10–44
| attend = 55,712
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename = Egg Bowl
| tv =
| score = 35–14
| attend = 53,655
}}
}}
References
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