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2005 San Diego Chargers season
Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer
Home Field Qualcomm Stadium
Results
Record 9–7
Place 3rd AFC West
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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The 2005 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 12–4 record in 2004. They finished the campaign 3rd in their division and as a result missed out on the playoffs. Outside linebacker Shawne Merriman was named rookie of the Year at the end of the season.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

2005 San Diego Chargers Draft Selections
Draft order Player Position Height Weight College
Round Choice
1 12 Shawne Merriman Outside linebacker 6 ft 4 in 265 lb Maryland
1 28 Luis Castillo Defensive end 6 ft 3 in 290 lb Northwestern
2 61 Vincent Jackson Wide Receiver 6 ft 5 in 230 lb Northern Colorado
4 130 Darren Sproles Running back 5 ft 6 in 181 lb Kansas State
5 167 Wesley Britt Offensive tackle 6 ft 8 in 320 lb Alabama
6 177 Wes Sims Offensive guard 6 ft 4 in 317 lb Oklahoma
7 242 Scott Mruczkowski Center 6 ft 5 in 318 lb Bowling Green

Personnel[]

Staff[]

2005 San Diego Chargers staff

Front Office

  • Owner – Alex Spanos
  • President/Chief Executive Officer – Dean Spanos
  • Executive Vice President – Michael Spanos
  • Executive Vice President/General Manager – A. J. Smith
  • Assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel – Buddy Nix
  • Vice President of Football Operations – Ed McGuire
  • Director of College Scouting – Jimmy Raye
  • Director of Pro Scouting – Fran Foley

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Matt Schiotz

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Preseason[]

Date Opponent Result Host Stadium NFL Recap Attendance
August 11, 2005 at Green Bay Packers L 7 – 10 Lambeau Field Gamebook
69,611
August 21, 2005 St. Louis Rams W 36 – 21 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook
54,421
August 26, 2005 at Minnesota Vikings L 16 – 19 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Gamebook
64,172
September 1, 2005 San Francisco 49ers W 28 – 24 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook
49,817

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Host Stadium NFL Recap Attendance
1 September 11, 2005 Dallas Cowboys L 24 – 28 0–1 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook
67,679
2 September 18, 2005 at Denver Broncos L 17 – 20 0–2 Invesco Field at Mile High Gamebook
75,310
3 September 25, 2005 New York Giants W 45 – 23 1–2 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook
65,373
4 October 2, 2005 at New England Patriots W 41 – 17 2–2 Gillette Stadium Gamebook
68,756
5 October 10, 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers L 22 – 24 2–3 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook
68,537
6 October 16, 2005 at Oakland Raiders W 27 – 14 3–3 McAfee Coliseum Gamebook
52,666
7 October 23, 2005 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17 – 20 3–4 Lincoln Financial Field Gamebook
67,747
8 October 30, 2005 Kansas City Chiefs W 28 – 20 4–4 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook
65,750
9 November 6, 2005 at New York Jets W 31 – 26 5–4 The Meadowlands Gamebook
77,662
10 Bye
11 November 20, 2005 Buffalo Bills W 48 – 10 6–4 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook
65,602
12 November 27, 2005 at Washington Redskins W 23 – 17 7–4 FedEx Field Gamebook
84,930
13 December 4, 2005 Oakland Raiders W 34 – 19 8–4 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook
66,436
14 December 11, 2005 Miami Dolphins L 21 – 23 8–5 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook
65,026
15 December 18, 2005 at Indianapolis Colts W 26 – 17 9–5 RCA Dome Gamebook
57,389
16 December 24, 2005 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7 – 20 9–6 Arrowhead Stadium Gamebook
75,956
17 December 31, 2005 Denver Broncos L 7 – 23 9–7 Qualcomm Stadium Gamebook
65,513

Standings[]

AFC West
view · talk · edit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Denver Broncos 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 395 258 W4
Kansas City Chiefs 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 403 325 W2
San Diego Chargers 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 418 312 L2
Oakland Raiders 4 12 0 .250 0–6 2–10 290 383 L6

See also[]

References[]

  1. REDIRECT Template:Los Angeles Chargers

 


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