2005 Ole Miss Rebels football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2005
| team = Ole Miss Rebels
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| division = Western Division
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach = Ed Orgeron
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Noel Mazzone
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Spread
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain = Michael Bozeman
| captain2 = Tre' Stallings
| stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
}}
{{2005 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The 2005 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ed Orgeron, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying of fifth place in the SEC's Western Division. Ole Miss played home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2005
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Memphis
| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN
| score = 10–6
| attend = 53,339
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Vanderbilt Stadium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = JPS
| score = 23–31
| attend = 34,847
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 14–24
| attend = 53,652
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Neyland Stadium
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = JPS
| score = 10–27
| attend = 107,709
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 27–7
| attend = 50,272
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = CBS
| score = 10–13
| attend = 60,135
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 13–7
| attend = 48,457
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Jordan-Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = JPS
| score = 3–27
| attend = 85,791
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Arkansas
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 17–28
| attend = 53,289
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 6:45 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = LSU
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 7–40
| attend = 59,543
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename = Egg Bowl
| tv =
| score = 14–35
| attend = 53,655
}}
}}
Roster
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|defensive_players=
|special_teams_players=
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|asst_coach=
- Tony Hughes – Defensive backs
- Ryan Nielsen – Defensive line
}}