2005 LSU Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2005 LSU Tigers Louisiana State University (block logo).svg 125 Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 5 6 11–2 7–1 Les Miles 1st Jimbo Fisher 6th Bo Pelini 1st Pro-style 4–3 Tiger Stadium SEC Western Division co-championPeach Bowl champion Peach Bowl W 40–3 vs. Miami (FL) SEC Championship Game L 14–34 vs. Georgia The 2005 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Les Miles in his first season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Despite all of the distractions from Hurricane Katrina, LSU finished its season with an 11–2 record capped off by a 40–3 victory over No. 9 Miami in the 2005 Peach Bowl without starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell. Schedule 2005 AP Central September 10 8:15 p.m. w y y 5 Arizona State 15 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ESPN 35–31 63,210 September 26 6:30 p.m. l 4 Tennessee 10 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 27–30 OT 91,986 October 1 1:30 p.m. w y 4 Mississippi State rivalry Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS PPV 37–7 48,344 October 8 6:00 p.m. w y 11 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN ESPN2 34–6 37,309 October 15 2:30 p.m. w 10 Florida 11 rivalry Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA CBS 21–17 92,402 October 22 6:45 p.m. w 7 Auburn 16 Tiger Bowl Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN 20–17 OT 92,664 October 29 7:00 p.m. w y 7 North Texas Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV 56–3 92,143 November 5 7:00 p.m. w y y 6 Appalachian State 7 (I-AA) Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 24–0 91,414 November 12 2:30 p.m. w y 5 Alabama 4 rivalry) (College GameDay Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL CBS 16–13 OT 81,018 November 19 6:45 p.m. w y 4 Ole Miss Magnolia Bowl Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS ESPN2 40–7 59,543 November 25 1:30 p.m. w 3 Arkansas Battle for the Golden Boot Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA CBS 19–17 91,606 December 3 5:00 p.m. l y 3 Georgia 13 SEC Championship Game Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA CBS 14–34 73,717 December 30 6:30 p.m. w y 10 Miami (FL)* 9 Peach Bowl Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ESPN 40–3 65,620 Rankings 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings 15 4 7 5 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 11 11 12 10 8 10 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 6 6 7 8 5 5 5 7 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 10 10 10 12 6 5 Game summaries Florida #11 Florida at #10 LSU Florida 0 7 10 0 LSU 14 0 0 7 Saturday, October 15 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3:30 p.m. EST Sunny Verne Lundquist & Todd Blackledge CBS Source: ESPN yes 1 11:42 LSU Bennie Brazell 43-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Colt David kick) LSU 7-0 1 1:10 LSU Dwayne Bowe 27-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Colt David kick) LSU 14-0 2 8:44 FLA Kestahn Moore 32-yard run (Chris Hetland kick) LSU 14-7 3 11:31 FLA Chris Hetland 22-yard field goal LSU 14-10 3 4:02 FLA DeShawn Wynn 1-yard run (Chris Hetland kick) FLA 17-14 4 12:35 LSU Joseph Addai 3-yard run (Colt David kick) LSU 21-17 yes Roster 2005 LSU Tigers f 10 Sr Joseph Addai RB y 80 Jr Dwayne Bowe WR y 22 Jr Alley Broussard RB y 15 So Matt Flynn Matt Flynn (American football) QB y 5 Sr Skyler Green WR y 4 Jr JaMarcus Russell QB y 76 Sr Andrew Whitworth OT y https://lsusports.net/sports/football/roster/2005 *Les Miles Jimbo Fisher - Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks Bo Pelini - Defensive Coordinator Bradley Dale Peveto - Special Teams & Linebackers Todd Monken - Passing Game Coordinator & Wide Receivers Doug Mallory - Defensive backs Josh Henson - Tight Ends coach Mike Ekeler - Graduate Assistant Tracy Smith – Offensive graduate assistant Jason Woodman - Graduate Assistant LSU Tigers in the 2006 NFL draft 2 LSU Tigers Player Position Round Pick Overall NFL team Joseph Addai Running back 1 30 30 Indianapolis Colts Andrew Whitworth Offensive tackle 2 23 55 Cincinnati Bengals Claude Wroten Defensive tackle 3 4 68 St. Louis Rams Skyler Green Wide receiver 4 28 125 Dallas Cowboys Kyle Williams Defensive tackle 5 1 134 Buffalo Bills Melvin Oliver Defensive end 6 28 197 San Francisco 49ers Bennie Brazell Wide receiver 7 23 231 Cincinnati Bengals 2006 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com http://www.pro-football-reference.com:80/draft/2006.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20160502195457/http://www.pro-football-reference.com:80/draft/2006.htm 2016-05-02 2025-12-20 www.pro-football-reference.com LSU Tigers in the 2006 CFL draft 2 LSU Tigers Player Position Round Pick Overall CFL team Peter Dyakowski Offensive Tackle 2 3 11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Prospect Central https://archive.today/20130628050643/http://cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2006&team= http://cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2006&team= 28 June 2013 References LSU Category:LSU Tigers football seasons Category:Peach Bowl champion seasons LSU Tigers football