2005 Utah Utes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode = football
|year = 2005
|team = Utah Utes
|image = Utah Utes - U logo.svg
|image_size = 120
|conference = Mountain West Conference
|division =
|short_conf = MW
|BCSRank =
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record = 7–5
|conf_record = 4–4
|head_coach = Kyle Whittingham
|hc_year = 1st
|off_coach = Andy Ludwig
|oc_year = 1st
|def_coach = Gary Andersen
|dc_year = 1st
|off_scheme = Spread
|def_scheme = 4–3
|stadium = Rice-Eccles Stadium
|champion = Emerald Bowl champion
|bowl = Emerald Bowl
|bowl_result = W 38–10 vs. Georgia Tech
|conf_champ =
|conf_champ_result =
}}
{{2005 Mountain West Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2005
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona
| site_stadium = Rice-Eccles Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| tv = ESPN
| score = 27–24
| attend = 45,528
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = Utah State
| gamename = Battle of the Brothers
| site_stadium = Rice-Eccles Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| tv = KJZZ
| score = 31–7
| attend = 44,639
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = TCU
| overtime = OT
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| tv = ESPN
| score = 20–23
| attend = 25,220
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 5:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = n
| rank =
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Rice-Eccles Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| tv = ESPN
| score = 38–35
| attend = 41,935
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 1:35 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = KJZZ
| score = 17–31
| attend = 50,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 4:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = KJZZ
| score = 17–21
| attend = 32,713
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = n
| rank =
| homecoming = y
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Rice-Eccles Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| tv = ABC
| score = 17–28
| attend = 41,341
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = n
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Vegas, NV
| tv = ABC
| score = 43–32
| attend = 19,108
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = n
| rank =
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = Rice-Eccles Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| tv =
| score = 43–13
| attend = 39,026
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 4:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = n
| rank =
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Rice-Eccles Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| tv = KJZZ
| score = 21–37
| attend = 36,746
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 4:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = n
| rank =
| away = y
| opponent = BYU
| gamename = Holy War
| site_stadium = LaVell Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| overtime = OT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 41–34
| attend = 64,312
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 29
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| gamename = Emerald Bowl
| site_stadium = AT&T Park
| site_cityst = California, CA
| tv = ESPN
| score = 38-10
| attend = 25,742
}}
}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mountainwest/utah/yearly_results.php?year=2005 |title=Utah Yearly Results |publisher=www.cfbdatawarehouse.com |access-date=May 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402214106/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mountainwest/utah/yearly_results.php?year=2005 |archive-date=April 2, 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf|title=Ute Record Book|publisher=University of Utah|access-date=October 21, 2009|archive-date=July 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713210940/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf|url-status=dead}}
After the season
=NFL Draft=
Utah had two players taken in the 2006 NFL draft:{{cite web |url=https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/history?year=2006&round=-1&team=-1&college=-1&x=43&y=14&position=-1&procoach=-1&highschoolstate=-1&award=-1&collegecoach=-1&highschool=-1|title=NFL Draft History 2006|publisher=ESPN.com|access-date=April 24, 2010}}
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" | Safety | 7 | 245 | Tennessee Titans |
| align="center" | Running back | 7 | 246 | Tennessee Titans |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Utah Utes football navbox}}
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