2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head Coach	Jack Del Rio
Home Field	ALLTEL Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Place	2nd AFC South
Playoff Finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (New England Patriots) 28–3
Uniform
File:AFCS-2004-2007-Uniform-JAX.PNG
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2004	2006

The 2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the eleventh season in franchise history. The Jaguars finished 12–4 in the regular season, but did not manage to win their own division, being swept by the Indianapolis Colts who started 13–0 and finished the regular season at 14–2. After ending up on the losing side of a Wild Card Round blowout against the New England Patriots, the Jaguars finished with an overall record of 12–5.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2005 NFL Draft

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	21	Matt Jones	Wide receiver	Arkansas
2	52	Khalif Barnes	Offensive tackle	Washington
3	87	Scott Starks	Cornerback	Wisconsin
4	127	Alvin Pearman	Running back	Virginia
5	157	Gerald Sensabaugh	Safety	North Carolina
6	185	Chad Owens	Wide receiver	Hawaii
6	194	Pat Thomas	Linebacker	NC State
7	237	Chris Roberson	Cornerback	Eastern Michigan
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
	Front office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Wayne Weaver Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Del Rio Assistant Head Coach/Secondary – Dave Campo Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Carl Smith Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Kennedy Pola Wide Receivers – Steve Walters Tight Ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive Line – Paul Boudreau Assistant Offensive Line – Andy Heck			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Smith Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton Assistant Defensive Line – Todd Howard Linebackers – Brian VanGorder Defensive Backs – Alvin Reynolds Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Pete Rodriguez Assistant Special Teams – Mark Michaels Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Mark Asanovich Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Les Ebert

Roster

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
	Quarterbacks  9 David Garrard  5 Quinn Gray  7 Byron Leftwich Running backs 40 Rich Alexis 33 Greg Jones FB 23 Alvin Pearman 28 Fred Taylor 22 LaBrandon Toefield Wide receivers 18 Matt Jones 84 Chad Owens 82 Jimmy Smith 19 Ernest Wilford 11 Reggie Williams Tight ends 80 Kyle Brady 86 Brian Jones 87 George Wrighster		Offensive linemen 69 Khalif Barnes T 61 Dan Connolly G 68 Derrick Fletcher G 67 Vince Manuwai G 63 Brad Meester C 65 Chris Naeole G 62 Dennis Norman C 76 Ephraim Salaam T 74 Maurice Williams T Defensive linemen 94 Jim Davis DE 97 Reggie Hayward DE 98 John Henderson DT 91 Anthony Maddox DT 93 Bobby McCray DE 92 Rob Meier DT/DE 95 Paul Spicer DE 99 Marcus Stroud DT 75 Marcellus Wiley DE		Linebackers 51 Akin Ayodele ILB 50 Tony Gilbert OLB 54 Mike Peterson ILB 52 Daryl Smith OLB 55 Jamie Winborn OLB Defensive backs 35 Deke Cooper FS 21 Terry Cousin CB 37 Deon Grant FS 27 Rashean Mathis CB 43 Gerald Sensabaugh SS 20 Scott Starks CB 25 Kenny Wright CB Special teams  2 Chris Hanson P 10 Josh Scobee K		Reserve lists 20 Donovin Darius SS (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 72 Mike Pearson T (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 41 Nick Sorensen SS (IR) File:Injury icon.svg Practice squad 59 James Kinney LB 12 Nate Hybl QB 13 Fred Stamps WR Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Attendance
1	September 11	Seattle Seahawks	W 26–14	1–0	Alltel Stadium	65,204
2	September 18	at Indianapolis Colts	L 3–10	1–1	RCA Dome	56,460
3	September 25	at New York Jets	W 26–20 (OT)	2–1	The Meadowlands	77,422
4	October 2	Denver Broncos	L 7–20	2–2	Alltel Stadium	66,045
5	October 9	Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–20	3–2	Alltel Stadium	66,137
6	October 16	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–17 (OT)	4–2	Heinz Field	63,891
7	Bye
8	October 30	at St. Louis Rams	L 21–24	4–3	Edward Jones Dome	65,251
9	November 6	Houston Texans	W 21–14	5–3	Alltel Stadium	64,613
10	November 13	Baltimore Ravens	W 30–3	6–3	Alltel Stadium	66,107
11	November 20	at Tennessee Titans	W 31–28	7–3	The Coliseum	69,149
12	November 27	at Arizona Cardinals	W 24–17	8–3	Sun Devil Stadium	39,198
13	December 4	at Cleveland Browns	W 20–14	9–3	Cleveland Browns Stadium	70,941
14	December 11	Indianapolis Colts	L 18–26	9–4	Alltel Stadium	67,164
15	December 18	San Francisco 49ers	W 10–9	10–4	Alltel Stadium	64,764
16	December 24	at Houston Texans	W 38–20	11–4	Reliant Stadium	70,025
17	January 1	Tennessee Titans	W 40–13	12–4	Alltel Stadium	65,485
NOTES: Division games are in bold text.

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

Playoffs

Main article: 2005–06 NFL playoffs

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site
WC	January 7, 2006	at New England Patriots (4)	L 3–28	Gillette Stadium

Game summary

1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 0 3 0 0 3 Patriots 0 7 14 7 28 at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Date: January 7, 2006 Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 24 °F or −4.4 °C (Clear) Game attendance: 68,756 Referee: Walt Anderson TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter) Game recap Game information First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NE – Troy Brown 11 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:08. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:05 JAC – Josh Scobee 36 yard field goal, 1:05. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 5:45. Third quarter NE – David Givens 3 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:13. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:42. NE – Benjamin Watson 63 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:03. Patriots 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:53. Fourth quarter NE – Asante Samuel 73 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:46. Patriots 28–3. Top passers JAC – Byron Leftwich – 18/31, 179 yards, one interception NE – Tom Brady – 15/27, 201 yards, 3 TD Top rushers JAC – Byron Leftwich – 3 rushes, 26 yards NE – Kevin Faulk – 6 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers JAC – Matt Jones – 6 receptions, 94 yards NE – Benjamin Watson – 5 receptions, 91 yards, one touchdown

References

• Pro Football Reference