2005 Auburn Tigers football team
The 2005 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite having four starters from the 2004 team selected in the first round of 2005 NFL Draft, Auburn finished the season with a 9–3 record, including a 7–1 record in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers shared the SEC Western Division championship with LSU, but because the Bayou Bengals defeated Auburn 20–17 in overtime on October 22, the Tigers did not advance to the SEC Championship Game. Head coach Tommy Tuberville became only the third Tigers coach to lead Auburn to a fourth consecutive win over arch rival Alabama when the Tigers defeated the Crimson Tide 28–18 at Jordan–Hare Stadium on November 19. Auburn finished the season ranked #14 in both the Coaches Poll and AP Poll, with a #13 consensus ranking.[1]
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
6:45 pm |
Georgia Tech* |
No. 16 |
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
ESPN |
L 14–23 |
87,451 |
September 10 |
11:30 am |
Mississippi State |
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Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
JPS |
W 28–0 |
81,921 |
September 17 |
1:30 pm |
Ball State* |
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Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
PPV |
W 63–3 |
78,427 |
September 24 |
1:30 pm |
WKU* |
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Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
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W 37–14 |
80,632 |
October 1 |
6:00 pm |
South Carolina |
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Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
ESPN2 |
W 48–7 |
87,451 |
October 15 |
6:00 pm |
at Arkansas |
No. 21 |
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
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W 34–17 |
71,673 |
October 22 |
6:45 pm |
at No. 7 LSU |
No. 16 |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 17–20 OT |
92,664 |
October 29 |
11:30 am |
Mississippi |
No. 19 |
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
JPS |
W 27–3 |
85,791 |
November 5 |
12:00 pm |
at Kentucky |
No. 17 |
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY |
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W 49–27 |
60,519 |
November 12 |
6:45 pm |
No. 9 Georgia* |
No. 15 |
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) |
ESPN |
W 31–30 |
92,746 |
November 19 |
2:30 pm |
No. 8 Alabama |
No. 11 |
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
CBS |
W 28–18 |
87,451 |
January 1 |
12:00 pm |
vs. No. 21 Wisconsin* |
No. 7 |
Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl) |
ABC |
L 10–24 |
57,221 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
Roster
Offensive starters
Defensive starters
Team captains
Position |
Player |
WR |
Ben Obomanu |
LT |
Marcus McNeill |
NG |
Tommy Jackson |
LB |
Travis Williams |
Game summaries
Georgia
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Auburn |
7 |
7 | 7 | 10 |
31 |
Georgia |
10 |
3 | 7 | 10 |
30 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
9:45 | AUB | Kenny Irons 30 yard run (John Vaughn kick) | AUB 7–0 |
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Q1 |
8:28 | UGA | Brandon Coutu 49 yard field goal | AUB 7–3 |
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Q1 |
4:50 | UGA | Leonard Pope 4 yard pass from D.J. Shockley (Brandon Coutu kick) | UGA 10–7 |
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Q2 |
6:18 | AUB | Kenny Irons 6 yard run (John Vaughn kick) | AUB 14–10 |
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Q2 |
1:13 | UGA | Brandon Coutu 28 yard field goal | AUB 14–13 |
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Q3 |
10:45 | UGA | Mohamed Massaquoi 9 yard pass from D.J. Shockley (Brandon Coutu kick) | UGA 20–14 |
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Q3 |
8:21 | AUB | Ben Obomanu 30 yard run (John Vaughn kick) | AUB 21–20 |
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Q4 |
12:33 | UGA | Thomas Brown 6 yard run (Brandon Coutu kick) | UGA 27–21 |
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Q4 |
9:28 | AUB | Karibi Dede 15 yard fumble return (John Vaughn kick) | AUB 28–27 |
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Q4 |
3:25 | UGA | Brandon Coutu 41 yard field goal | UGA 30–28 |
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Q4 |
:06 | AUB | John Vaughn 20 yard field goal | AUB 31–30 |
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