2005 Houston Texans season

2005 Houston Texans season
Head Coach	Dom Capers
Home Field	Reliant Stadium
Results
Record	2–14
Place	4th AFC South
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2004	2006

The 2005 Houston Texans season was the fourth season in franchise history. The Texans completed the season with the worst record in both the NFL and in franchise history. This led to the Texans obtaining the first selection in the NFL Draft for the second time since the franchise formed in 2002 and the firing of Dom Capers, who was replaced with Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak.

Draft selections

2005 NFL Draft

Round/Pick	Player	Position	College
1/16 (from New Orleans)	Travis Johnson	Defensive tackle	Florida State
3/73 (from Dallas)	Vernand Morency	Running Back	Oklahoma State
4/114	Jerome Mathis	Wide Receiver	Hampton
5/151	Drew Hodgdon	Center	Arizona State
6/188	C.C. Brown	Safety	Louisiana-Lafayette
7/277	Kenneth Pettway	Linebacker	Grambling

Personnel

Staff

2005 Houston Texans staff
Front Office Founder/Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Bob McNair Senior Vice President/General Manager – Charley Casserly Head Coaches Head Coach – Dom Capers Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Chris Palmer Quarterbacks – Greg Roman Running Backs – Chick Harris Wide Receivers – Kippy Brown Tight Ends – Tony Marciano Offensive Line (Tackles) – Steve Marshall Offensive Line (Centers/Guards) – Joe Pendry			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive Line – Mike London Linebackers – Tom Olivadotti Defensive Backs – Jon Hoke Defensive Asst./Asst. Defensive Backs – Tony Oden Special Teams Special Teams Coordinator – Joe Marciano Assistant Special Teams – Eric Sutulovich Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dan Riley Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Ray Wright

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 11, 2005	at Buffalo Bills	L 22-7
2	September 18, 2005	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27-7
3	Bye
4	October 2, 2005	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 16-10
5	October 9, 2005	Tennessee Titans	L 34-20
6	October 16, 2005	at Seattle Seahawks	L 42-10
7	October 23, 2005	Indianapolis Colts	L 38-20
8	October 30, 2005	Cleveland Browns	W 19-16
9	November 6, 2005	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 21-14
10	November 13, 2005	at Indianapolis Colts	L 31-17
11	November 20, 2005	Kansas City Chiefs	L 45-17
12	November 27, 2005	St. Louis Rams	L 33-27 (OT)
13	December 4, 2005	at Baltimore Ravens	L 16-15
14	December 11, 2005	at Tennessee Titans	L 13-10
15	December 18, 2005	Arizona Cardinals	W 30-19
16	December 24, 2005	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 38-20
17	January 1, 2006	at San Francisco 49ers	L 20-17

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Indianapolis Colts	14	2	0	.875	6–0	11–1	439	247	W1
Jacksonville Jaguars	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	361	269	W3
Tennessee Titans	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	299	421	L3
Houston Texans	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	260	431	L2