2005 Michigan Wolverines football team

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2005 Michigan Wolverines football
Alamo Bowl, L 28–32 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTerry Malone (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Herrmann (9th season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPJason Avant
Captains
  • Jason Avant
  • Pat Massey
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
(Capacity: 107,501)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Penn State $+   7 1     11 1  
No. 4 Ohio State %+   7 1     10 2  
No. 15 Wisconsin   5 3     10 3  
Michigan   5 3     7 5  
Northwestern   5 3     7 5  
Iowa   5 3     7 5  
Minnesota   4 4     7 5  
Purdue   3 5     5 6  
Michigan State   2 6     5 6  
Indiana   1 7     4 7  
Illinois   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in almost all intercollegiate sports including men's college football. Despite a disappointing 7–5 finish after being ranked as high as No. 3 early in the season, Michigan did not lose a game by more than a touchdown and upset Penn State, who finished #3 in the nation, on a last second touchdown pass from Chad Henne to Mario Manningham. The team earned an invitation to the 2005 Alamo Bowl, where it lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers by a 32–28 margin. The team's first five conference games were all decided in the final 24 seconds of regulation or in overtime.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:30 p.m.Northern Illinois*No. 4ABCW 33–17110,971
September 1012:00 p.m.No. 20 Notre Dame*No. 3
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
ABCL 10–17111,386
September 1712:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan*No. 14
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPN PlusW 55–0109,511
September 246:00 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 14ESPN2L 20–2383,022
October 112:00 p.m.at No. 11 Michigan StateABCW 34–31 OT79,401
October 81:00 p.m.MinnesotadaggerNo. 21
ABCL 20–23111,117
October 153:30 p.m.No. 8 Penn State
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
ABCW 27–25111,249
October 2212:00 p.m.at IowaABCW 23–20 OT70,585
October 297:00 p.m.at No. 21 NorthwesternNo. 25ESPNW 33–1747,130
November 1212:00 p.m.IndianaNo. 21
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPN2W 41–14110,580
November 191:00 p.m.No. 9 Ohio StateNo. 17
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
ABCL 21–25111,591
December 288:00 p.m.vs. Nebraska*No. 20ESPNL 28–3263,016
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries[edit]

Michigan State[edit]

Paul Bunyan Trophy: Michigan Wolverines (2–2) at #11 Michigan State Spartans (4–0)
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Michigan 14 10 07334
Michigan St 7 14 37031

at Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, Michigan

Game information

Penn State[edit]

Penn State at Michigan
1 234Total
Penn State 0 0322 25
Michigan 0 3717 27

Iowa[edit]

1 234OTTotal
Michigan 0 7376 23
Iowa 7 7033 20

[2]

Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Roster[edit]

2005 Michigan Wolverines football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 16 Adrian Arrington So
WR 8 Jason Avant Sr
WR 18 Antonio Bass Fr
WR 15 Steve Breaston Sr
RB 3 Kevin Grady Fr
QB 12 Matt Gutierrez Sr
RB 20 Mike Hart So
QB 7 Chad Henne So
G 57 Adam Kraus Jr
G 67 Matt Lentz  Sr
OT 77 Jake Long Jr
WR 86 Mario Manningham Fr
TE 88 Tim Massaquoi  Sr
G 60 David Moosman Fr
OT 71 Mark Ortmann Fr
OL 72 Rueben Riley Sr
OT 79 Adam Stenavich  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 22 Jamar Adams So
DT 80 Alan Branch So
LB 6 Prescott Burgess Jr
LB 2 Shawn Crable Jr
LB 37 Chris Graham So
CB 29 Leon Hall Jr
LB 45 David Harris Sr
DE 90 Tim Jamison So
CB 13 Grant Mason Fr
S 21 Ryan Mundy Jr
CB 25 Johnny Sears Jr. Fr
DT 67 Terrance Taylor Fr
CB 14 Morgan Trent So
DT 78 Gabe Watson Sr
DE 56 LaMarr Woodley Jr
LB 99 Pierre Woods  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 41 Zoltán Meskó Fr
K 38 Garrett Rivas Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Statistical achievements[edit]

The team led the conference in kick return average in all games (23.4), while Michigan State led in conference games.[3] Mike Hart set the school record for career 200-yard games (4), passing Ron Johnson's 3 set in 1968. He extended the record, which is still standing, to 5 in 2007.[4] His 200-yard game came after missing two and a half games due to injury. During the three injury-affected games Michigan lost to Notre Dame and Wisconsin and slipped out of the polls for the first time since 1998, snapping the nation's longest streak of 114-straight poll appearances.[5]

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lopresti, Mike (October 23, 2005). "Six unbeatens must fit into two slots for shot at title". USA Today. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  2. ^ "Iowa's Home Win Streak Ends With OT Loss". ESPN. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. January 5, 2010. p. 59. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. January 5, 2010. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  5. ^ "Spartans' first loss at hand of nemesis Wolverines". ESPN. October 1, 2005. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  6. ^ "Michigan's Academic All-Americans". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.

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