2005 Auburn Tigers football team

2005 Auburn Tigers football
SEC Western Division Co-Champions
Capital One Bowl, L 24–10 vs. Wisconsin
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
2005 record	9–3 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy Tuberville
Offensive coordinator	Al Borges
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium (Capacity: 87,451)
Seasons

2005 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Georgia x†		6	–	2					10	–	3
South Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
#12 Florida		5	–	3					9	–	3
Vanderbilt		3	–	5					5	–	6
Tennessee		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					3	–	8
Western Division
#5 LSU xy		7	–	1					11	–	2
#14 Auburn x		7	–	1					9	–	3
#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 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 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite having four starters from the 2004 team selected in the first round of 2005 NFL Draft, Auburn finished the season with a 9–3 record, including a 7–1 record in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers shared the SEC Western Division championship with LSU, but because the Bayou Bengals defeated Auburn 20–17 in overtime on October 22, the Tigers did not advance to the SEC Championship Game. Head coach Tommy Tuberville became only the third Tigers coach to lead Auburn to a fourth consecutive win over arch rival Alabama when the Tigers defeated the Crimson Tide 28–18 at Jordan–Hare Stadium on November 19. Auburn finished the season ranked #14 in both the Coaches Poll and AP Poll, with a #13 consensus ranking.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3*	6:45 pm	Georgia Tech	#16	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 14–23	87,451
September 10	11:30 am	Mississippi State		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	JPS	W 28–0	81,921
September 17*	1:30 pm	Ball State		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 63–3	78,427
September 24*	1:30 pm	WKU		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 37–14	80,632
October 1	6:00 pm	South Carolina		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN2	W 48–7	87,451
October 15	6:00 pm	at Arkansas	#21	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 34–17	71,673
October 22	6:45 pm	at #7 LSU	#16	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–20 OT	92,664
October 29	11:30 am	Mississippi	#19	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	JPS	W 27–3	85,791
November 5	12:00 pm	at Kentucky	#17	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 49–27	60,519
November 12*	6:45 pm	#9 Georgia	#15	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–30	92,746
November 19	2:30 pm	#8 Alabama	#11	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	W 28–18	87,451
January 1*	12:00 pm	vs. #21 Wisconsin	#7	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl)	ABC	L 10–24	57,221
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

Offensive starters

Position	Player
QB	Brandon Cox
HB	Kenny Irons
FB	Jake Slaughter
WR	Ben Obomanu
WR	Devin Aromashodu
TE	Cooper Wallace
LT	Marcus McNeill
LG	Ben Grubbs
C	Joe Cope
RG	Tim Duckworth
RT	Troy Reddick

Defensive starters

Position	Player
LE	Marquies Gunn
NG	Tommy Jackson
DT	Wayne Dickens
RE	Stanley McClover
LB	Karibi Dede
LB	Travis Williams
LB	Antarrious Williams
CB	David Irons
SS	Eric Brock
FS	Will Herring
CB	Jonathan Wilhite

Team captains

Position	Player
WR	Ben Obomanu
LT	Marcus McNeill
NG	Tommy Jackson
LB	Travis Williams