2005 Stanford Cardinal football team

2005 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2005 record	5–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Walt Harris (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes (1st season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 85,500)
Seasons

2005 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#2 USC †		0	–	0					0	–	1
#13 Oregon		7	–	1					10	–	2
#16 UCLA		6	–	2					10	–	2
#25 California		4	–	4					8	–	4
Arizona State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Stanford		4	–	4					5	–	6
Oregon State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Arizona		2	–	6					3	–	8
Washington State		1	–	7					4	–	7
Washington		1	–	7					2	–	9
† – Conference champion USC vacated 12 wins (8 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Walt Harris, replacing fired coach Buddy Teevens. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10*	3:00 PM	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 41–38	35,670
September 17*	7:00 PM	UC Davis	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		L 17–20	31,250
October 1	2:00 PM	Oregon	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		L 20–44	27,690
October 8	4:00 PM	at Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 24–21	33,422
October 15	4:00 PM	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 20–16	54,216
October 22	2:00 PM	Arizona State	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 45–35	31,711
October 29	3:30 PM	#8 UCLA	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FSN	L 27–30 OT	42,850
November 5	7:00 PM	at #1 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	TBS	L 21–51	90,212
November 12	3:30 PM	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	FSN	W 20–17	42,960
November 19	4:00 PM	California	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (108th Big Game)	ABC	L 3–27	71,743
November 26*	5:00 PM	#6 Notre Dame	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	ABC	L 31–38	56,057
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.