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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

The 2005 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores offense scored 299 points while the defense allowed 321 points. Led by head coach Bobby Johnson in his 4th year, the Commodores won their first four games of the season but finished the season with only five wins.

This was Jay Cutler's senior year. The leading receiver was Earl Bennett. Also on the team: Jonathan Goff, Thomas Welch and Chris Williams.

Vanderbilt started out with 4 wins and looked to make it 5 for the first time since the 1940s with a win over in state MTSU. The game was close and down to the last play of the game, but a failed Vanderbilt field goal attempt allowed MTSU to come away with the win. Vanderbilt then proceeded to drop its next 5 games and fall out of Bowl eligibility.

Positively, the season ended on a high-note as Vanderbilt recorded its first win over the rival Tennessee Volunteers since 1982- and their first win at Tennessee's Neyland Stadium since 1975- by defeating the Volunteers 28-24 on November 19th. Vanderbilt's historic victory eliminated Tennessee from Bowl eligibility. Jay Cutler was later named SEC Offensive Player of the Year and drafted 11th overall by the Denver Broncos in the 2006 NFL Draft the following Spring.


Schedule

September 16:00 p.m.at Wake Forest*

ESPNUW 24–20 25,384 September 106:00 p.m.at Arkansas

W 28–2468,215 September 1711:30 a.m.Ole Miss

JPSW 31–23 34,837 September 246:00 p.m.Richmond*

  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN

W 37–13 38,446 October 16:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee State*dagger

  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN

ESPNGPL 15–17 37,257 October 86:00 p.m.No. 11 LSU

  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN

ESPN2L 6–34 37,309 October 156:15 p.m.No. 4 Georgia

  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)

ESPN2L 17–34 38,822 October 222:30 p.m.at South Carolina

ESPNGPL 28–35 76,427 November 56:15 p.m.at No. 15 Florida

ESPN2L 42–49 OT90,140 November 121:00 p.m.Kentucky

  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)

L 43–48 29,506 November 1911:30 a.m.at Tennessee

JPSW 28–24 107,487

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Jay Cutler Quarterback 1 11 Denver Broncos

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References