2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football Georgia Athletics logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 10 10 10–3 6–2 Mark Richt 5th Neil Callaway 5th Pro-style Willie Martinez 1st 4–3 Sanford Stadium SEC championSEC Eastern Division champion SEC Championship Game W Won 34–14 vs. LSU Sugar Bowl L Lost 35–38 vs. West Virginia The 2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mark Richt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, winning the SEC's Eastern Division. Georgia advanced to the SEC Championship Game, where the Bulldogs defeated LSU. The Bulldogs finished the season with a loss in the Sugar Bowl to West Virginia. The team played home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. Schedule thumb|The South CarolinaGeorgia game on September 10, 2005 2005 AP Eastern September 3 5:30 p.m. w y 13 Boise State 18 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ESPN 48–13 92,746 September 10 5:30 p.m. w 9 South Carolina Sanford Stadium Athens, GA rivalry ESPN 17–15 92,746 September 17 1:00 p.m. w y 7 Louisiana–Monroe Sanford Stadium Athens, GA CSS 44–7 92,746 September 24 7:45 p.m. w y 7 Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN 23–10 49,903 October 8 3:30 p.m. w y 5 Tennessee 8 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN rivalry CBS 27–14 108,470 October 15 7:15 p.m. w y 5 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN rivalry ESPN2 34–17 38,822 October 22 12:30 p.m. w y 4 Arkansas Sanford Stadium Athens, GA JPS 23–20 92,746 October 29 3:30 p.m. l y 4 Florida 16 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry, College GameDay CBS 10–14 84,501 November 12 7:45 p.m. l 9 Auburn 15 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Deep South's Oldest Rivalry ESPN 30–31 92,746 November 19 12:30 p.m. w 14 Kentucky Sanford Stadium Athens, GA JPS 45–13 92,746 November 26 8:00 p.m. w y y 13 Georgia Tech 20 Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate ABC 14–7 56,412 December 3 6:00 p.m. w y 13 LSU 3 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA SEC Championship Game CBS 34–14 73,717 January 2, 2006 8:30 p.m. l y y 8 West Virginia 11 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Sugar Bowl ABC 35–38 74,459 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule 2005 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/61/season/2005 ESPN September 15, 2025 2005 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia/2005-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 15, 2025 2005 Football Schedule https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/schedule/2005 University of Georgia Athletics September 15, 2025 Cumulative Season Statistics http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/teamcume.htm University of Georgia October 27, 2011 May 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120525081147/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/teamcume.htm live Rankings 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings 15 4 7 13 13 9 9 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 11 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 14 14 13 16 13 13 12 15 13 13 12 13 8 8 8 7 10 10 Preseason Coming off a strong 2004 season in which the Bulldogs were ranked No. 6 in the final Coaches Poll, Georgia was ranked No. 13 in the preseason Coaches Poll. D.J. Shockley was selected as the overall team captain and represented the offense.2005 Georgia Football Recap University of Georgia Athletics 2006-01-24 https://georgiadogs.com/news/2006/1/24/2005_Georgia_Football_Recap 2025-01-12 Max Jean-Gilles was the other offensive captain, Kedric Golston and Greg Blue were the defensive captains and Mike Gilliam was captain of the special teams. Roster 2 Georgia Bulldogs Pos Name Class NumberQB D. J. Shockley Sr.(RS) 3QB Joe Tereshinski Jr.(RS) 13QB Joe Cox Fr. 14QB Blake Barnes Fr.(RS) 15RB Thomas Brown So.20RB Chris Burgett Sr.(RS) 24RB Danny Ware So.(RS) 28RB Kregg Lumpkin So.(RS) 6RB Tyson Browning Sr.(RS) 31FB Brannan Southerland Fr.(RS) 36FB Tony Milton Sr.(RS) 9FB Des Williams So.(RS) 35WR Bryan McClendon Sr. 16WR Mohamed Massaquoi Fr. 1WR AJ Bryant So. 18WR Kenneth Harris Fr. 80WR Mario Raley Jr.(RS) 80WR Mikey Henderson So.(RS) 27 TE Leonard Pope Jr. 81 TE Martrez Milner Jr.(RS) 87TE Tripp Chandler Fr. 86DE Quentin Moses Jr. 94DE Charles Johnson So. 99DE Marcus Howard So.(RS) 38DE Roderick Battle Fr. 41DL Kedric Goulston Sr. 97DL Jeff Owens Fr. 95 LB Tony Taylor Jr.(RS) 43 LB Danny Verdun-Wheeler Jr.(RS) 42 LB Jarvis Jackson Jr. 45 LB Dannell Ellerbe Fr.(RS) 33 LB Brandon Miller So. 12 CB Demario Minter Sr. 2 CB Paul Oliver So.(RS) 8CB Thomas Flowers So.(RS) 29 CB Bryan Evans Fr. 3 S Greg Blue Sr.(RS) 17 S Tra Battle Jr.(RS) 25 K Brandon Coutu So.(RS) 96P Gordon Ely-Kelso Jr.(RS) 95 Statistics Team width:30em 2 Georgia Bulldogs Statistic UGA Opponent Scoring 384213   Points per game 29.516.4 First downs 258229   Rushing 106114   Passing 132101   Penalty 2014 Total offense 5,0854,075   Avg per play 6.24.8   Avg per game 391.2313.5 Fumbles–lost 21–1127–13 Penalties–yards 77–697104–756   Avg per game 53.658.2 width:30em 2 Georgia Bulldogs Statistic UGA Opponent Punts-Yards 57-2,44380-3,140   Avg per punt 37.941.0 Time of possession per game 28:3631:24 3rd down conversions 60 / 163 (37%)70 / 188 (37%) 4th down conversions 7 / 12 (58%)9 / 16 (56%) Touchdowns scored 4527 Field goals–attempts–long 23–30–589–12–45 PAT–attempts 45–45 (100%)24–25 (96%) Attendance 556,206253,607   Games / avg per game 6 / 92,7014 / 63,402 Scores by quarter Opponents 55 47 44 67 213 Georgia 80 115 101 88 384 References Georgia Category:Georgia Bulldogs football seasons Category:Southeastern Conference football champion seasons Georgia Bulldogs football