2005 Cleveland Browns season

57th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Cleveland Browns 2005 Randy Lerner Romeo Crennel Phil Savage Cleveland Browns Stadium 6–10 4th AFC North Did not qualify None Browns seasons 2003-2007 Browns Script.PNG The 2005 season was the Cleveland Browns' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 57th overall. It was their 1st season under general manager Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel. They posted a record of 6–10, improving upon their 2004 record of 4–12. However, the Browns failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Offseason 2005 NFL draft Selection Player Position College Round Pick 1 3 Braylon Edwards Wide receiver Michigan 2 34 Brodney Pool Safety Oklahoma 3 67 Charlie Frye Quarterback Akron 4 103 Antonio Perkins Cornerback Oklahoma 5 139 David McMillan Defensive end Kansas 6 176 Nick Speegle Linebacker New Mexico 203 Andrew Hoffman Defensive line Virginia 7 217 Jonathan Dunn Offensive line Virginia Tech Undrafted free agents + 2005 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeLang CampbellQuarterbackWilliam & MaryJosh CribbsWide receiverKent StatePaul IronsTight endFlorida StateLance MooreWide receiverToledoJ'Vonne ParkerDefensive tackleRutgers Personnel 2005 Cleveland Browns Owner and chairman – Randy Lerner President and chief executive officer – John Collins Senior vice president and General manager - Phil Savage Director of Player Personnel - Bill Rees Assistant Director of Player Personnel - T.J. McCreight Pro Personnel Coordinator - Steve Sabo Head coach – Romeo Crennel Offensive coordinator – Maurice Carthon Quarterbacks – Rip Scherer Running backs – Dave Atkins Wide receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight ends – Ben Coates Offensive line - Jeff Davidson Assistant offensive line – Jeff Uhlenhake Offensive quality control - Carl Crennel II Defensive coordinator – Todd Grantham Defensive line – Randy Melvin Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Secondary – Mel Tucker Defensive assistant – Bobby Trott Defensive quality control - Cory Undlin Special teams coordinator – Jerry Rosburg Head strength and conditioning – John Lott Assistant strength and conditioning – Tom Myslinski Roster 2005 Cleveland Browns 53 12 8  3 Derek Anderson American football y  8 Trent Dilfer  9 Charlie Frye y 34 Reuben Droughns 31 William Green American football KR 36 Corey McIntyre FB 42 Terrelle Smith FB 44 Lee Suggs 81 Antonio Bryant 16 Josh Cribbs y 88 Frisman Jackson 86 Dennis Northcutt 11 Brandon Rideau y 89 Paul Irons y 84 John Owens American football 83 Aaron Shea 63 Joe Andruzzi G 65 Kirk Chambers T 60 Cosey Coleman G 70 Nat Dorsey T 50 Dwayne Ledford C 61 Mike Pucillo C 66 L. 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Shelton T 72 Ryan Tucker T 68 Dave Yovanovits G 98 Nick Eason NT 95 Jason Fisk NT 75 Simon Fraser American football DE y 97 Alvin McKinley DE 69 J'Vonne Parker DE y 99 Orpheus Roye DE 54 Andra Davis ILB 96 Kenard Lang OLB 90 David McMillan American football OLB y 94 Orlando Ruff ILB 59 Nick Speegle y OLB 55 Matt Stewart American football OLB 58 Ben Taylor American football ILB 51 Chaun Thompson OLB 53 Mason Unck ILB 28 Leigh Bodden CB 25 Chris Crocker American football SS 20 Pete Hunter CB 26 Sean Jones safety SS 39 Michael Lehan CB 33 Daylon McCutcheon CB 23 Ray Mickens CB 30 Antonio Perkins CB y 21 Brodney Pool FS y 27 Brian Russell FS  4 Phil Dawson K 57 Jody Littleton LS 10 Kyle Richardson punter P 28 Gary Baxter CB IR 79 Lewis Dawson OT NF-Inj. 71 Jon Dunn y OT IR 17 Braylon Edwards y WR IR 50 Jeff Faine C IR 94 Amon Gordon NT IR -- Antwan Harris S IR 82 Steve Heiden TE IR 49 Keith Heinrich TE IR 78 Ethan Kelley NT IR 64 Ryan Pontbriand LS IR 80 Kellen Winslow II TE NF-Inj. -- Atlas Herrion G 91 Andrew Hoffman American football y DT 56 Justin Kurpeikis LB -- Pete McMahon y T 18 Kendrick Mosley WR -- Clifton Smith linebacker LB -- James Thornton cornerback CB 29 Jason Wright RB Regular season Schedule In addition to their regular games with AFC North rivals, the Browns played teams from the AFC South and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Miami Dolphins and the Oakland Raiders based on divisional positions from 2004. Week Date Opponent Result Record Stadium Attendance Recap 1 September 11 Cincinnati Bengals L 13–27 0–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,013 Recap 2 September 18 at Green Bay Packers W 26–24 1–1 Lambeau Field 70,400 Recap 3 September 25 at Indianapolis Colts L 6–13 1–2 RCA Dome 57,127 Recap 4 Bye 5 October 9 Chicago Bears W 20–10 2–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,079 Recap 6 October 16 at Baltimore Ravens L 3–16 2–3 M&T Bank Stadium 70,196 Recap 7 October 23 Detroit Lions L 10–13 2–4 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,923 Recap 8 October 30 at Houston Texans L 16–19 2–5 Reliant Stadium 70,064 Recap 9 November 6 Tennessee Titans W 20–14 3–5 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,594 Recap 10 November 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–34 3–6 Heinz Field 63,491 Recap 11 November 20 Miami Dolphins W 22–0 4–6 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,773 Recap 12 November 27 at Minnesota Vikings L 12–24 4–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,814 Recap 13 December 4 Jacksonville Jaguars L 14–20 4–8 Cleveland Browns Stadium 70,941 Recap 14 December 11 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–23 4–9 Paul Brown Stadium 65,788 Recap 15 December 18 at Oakland Raiders W 9–7 5–9 McAfee Coliseum 41,862 Recap 16 December 24 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–41 5–10 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,136 Recap 17 January 1 Baltimore Ravens W 20–16 6–10 Cleveland Browns Stadium 69,871 Recap Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text. Standings External links 2005 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 2005 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com 2005 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com 2005 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com Cleveland Category:Cleveland Browns seasons Cleveland Category:Long stubs with short prose