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2005 Memphis Tigers football
Motor City Bowl champion
Motor City Bowl, W 38–31 vs. Akron
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
Record7–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRandy Fichtner (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (3rd season)
Home stadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,338)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Conference USA football standings
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:30 pmOle Miss*ESPNL 6–1053,339
September 177:00 pmChattanooga*
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 59–1430,772
September 246:00 pmat TulsaCSTVL 31–3720,645
October 17:30 pmUTEP
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
CSTVW 27–2030,053
October 85:00 pmat UCFCSTVL 17–3820,562
October 154:00 pmat HoustonCSTVW 35–2012,800
October 222:30 pmEast Carolinadagger
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
CSTVW 27–2431,710
November 16:30 pmUAB
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)
ESPN2L 20–3747,669
November 121:00 pmat Tennessee*PPVL 16–20106,647
November 197:30 pmat Southern MissCSTVW 24–2225,667
November 261:00 pmMarshall
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
CSTVW 26–346,403
December 263:00 pmvs. Akron*ESPNW 38–3150,616

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Team players in the 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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2012-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "2006 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018.