2005 Oregon Ducks football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2005 Oregon Ducks football Oregon Ducks logo.svg 125 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 12 13 10–2 7–1 Mike Bellotti 11th Gary Crowton 1st Spread Nick Aliotti 9th 4–3 Game captains Autzen Stadium Holiday Bowl L 14–17 vs Oklahoma The 2005 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. In 2005, Oregon had success behind senior quarterback Kellen Clemens and a new spread offense. During a game at Arizona, Clemens suffered a broken ankle. At that point Oregon was 8–1 with their only loss to top-ranked USC, 45–13, and still in the hunt for a Bowl Championship Series BCS bowl game. Oregon won their final three games and their success led them into contention for a bid to the Fiesta Bowl. The Ducks finished the regular season with a 10–1 record, their best finish since their Joey Harrington-led, Fiesta Bowl-winning 2001 team.Oregon Ducks College Football History, Stats, Records https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/ 2024-11-22 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en They finished fifth overall in the BCS ranking system, which would in many years have been high enough to earn them a bid to a BCS bowl. In 2005, however, there were no at-large bids available to Oregon. Ohio State finished just ahead of the Ducks, in fourth place, guaranteeing them one of the at-large berths, although they had an inferior 10–2 record. Notre Dame finished sixth in the BCS, also securing a BCS bid due to a pre-existing clause in the BCS contract. Many college football fans were outraged that two teams with worse records were selected over the Ducks. Moreover, for the second consecutive year, the Pac-10 conference had a team that finished with a one-loss season snubbed by the BCS; the 2004 California Golden Bears football team finished 10–1. It was later demonstrated that Oregon drew the highest bowl ratings in college football, calling the argument that TV ratings hurt the Ducks' BCS chances into question.TV ratings for college football bowl games, from The Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2005. Instead of a BCS game, the Ducks were assigned to the Holiday Bowl versus the Oklahoma Sooners. Playing without Clemens, the Ducks fell in a close game, 17–14.The 2005 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl January 26, 2009 http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/2005.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090331221646/http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/2005.html 2009-03-31 dead Schedule 2005 AP Pacific September 1 4:00 pm w y y Houston Reliant Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 38–24 19,981 September 10 12:30 pm w y Montana Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 47–14 58,169 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-ducks-kick-griz/178119706/ The Billings Gazette Ducks 'kick' Griz, 47–14 September 11, 2005 August 3, 2025 Newspapers.com September 17 4:00 pm w y Fresno State 23 Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon TBS 37–34 58,201 September 24 4:00 pm l 24 USC 1 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR rivalry ABC 13–45 59,129 October 1 2:00 pm w y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA rivalry 44–20 27,690 October 8 7:15 pm w y 25 Arizona State 17 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ FSN 31–17 62,789 October 15 12:30 pm w 20 Washington Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR rivalry 45–21 58,269 October 22 4:00 pm w y 15 Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ 28–21 48,052 November 5 12:30 pm w 15 California 23 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR ABC 27–20 OT 58,309 November 12 7:15 pm w y 11 Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA FSN 34–31 27,595 November 19 3:45 pm w 10 Oregon State Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR Civil War FSN 56–14 58,525 December 29 5:00 pm l y y 6 Oklahoma Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Holiday Bowl ESPN 14–17 65,416 Oregon Ducks Schedule 2005 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2483/season/2005 ESPN September 6, 2023 2005 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/2005-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 6, 2023 2005 Football Schedule https://goducks.com/sports/football/schedule/2005 University of Oregon Athletics September 6, 2023 2023 Oregon Football Record Book https://goducks.com/documents/2023/8/24/2023_Oregon_Football_Record_Book.pdf University of Oregon Athletics 41 September 6, 2023 Rankings 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings 15 4 7 RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV 20 21 20 15 16 16 13 14 14 14 11 15 13 13 13 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 6 5 13 12 Game summaries Stanford Oregon 7 14 17 6 Stanford 10 3 0 7 October 1 Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California 5:00 p.m. EST Source: ESPN yes 1 4:48 Stanford Michael Sgroi 42-yard field goal Stanford 3-0 1 2:08 Oregon Jonathan Stewart 11-yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Paul Martinez kick) Oregon 7-3 1 :04 Stanford Mark Bradford 2-yard pass from Trent Edwards (Michael Sgroi kick) Stanford 10-7 2 13:23 Oregon Dante Rosario 18-yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Paul Martinez kick) Oregon 14-10 2 4:41 Oregon Jaison Williams 19-yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Paul Martinez kick) Oregon 21-10 2 :06 Stanford Michael Sgroi 31-yard field goal Oregon 21-13 3 8:25 Oregon Jonathan Stewart 1-yard run (Paul Martinez kick) Oregon 28-13 3 4:48 Oregon Jonathan Stewart 1-yard run (Paul Martinez kick) Oregon 35-13 3 3:29 Oregon Paul Martinez 44-yard field goal Oregon 38-13 4 8:45 Oregon Jeremiah Johnson 5-yard run (kick blocked) Oregon 44-13 4 3:56 Stanford Jon Alston 10-yard blocked punt return (Michael Sgroi kick) Oregon 44-20 yes Personnel Recruiting yes no 2005 Jonathan Stewart RB Olympia, Washington Timberline HS 5 10 221 4.5 2005-01-21 5 5 James Finley WR Compton, California Compton CC 6 3 200 4.5 2004-12-14 4 4 Ed Dickson TE Bellflower, California Bellflower HS 6 6 225 4.6 2005-01-25 4 3 Derrick Jones WR Long Beach, California Polytechnic HS 6 2 185 4.6 2005-02-02 4 3 Palauni Ma Sun OL Fresno, California Fresno CC 6 6 333 NA 2005-01-23 4 3 Jason Turner LB Culver City, California West Los Angeles CC 6 2 230 4.6 2005-01-19 4 3 Nick Reed DE Mission Viejo, California Mission Viejo HS 6 2 234 4.9 2004-07-09 3 4 Kevin Garrett S Harbor City, California Nathaniel Narbonne HS 6 0 199 4.7 2004-11-30 3 3 Jeremiah Johnson RB Los Angeles, California Susan Miller Dorsey HS 5 10 188 4.6 2004-12-28 3 3 Brian Truelove OL Snellville, Georgia Brookwood HS 6 2 278 5.1 2004-07-07 3 3 Mat Webb OL Vancouver, Washington Heritage HS 6 7 295 5.0 2004-07-02 3 3 Matt Bramow S Eugene, Oregon South Eugene HS 6 4 191 4.9 2004-11-14 3 2 Titus Jackson S Pomona, California Diamond Ranch HS 6 0 185 4.5 2004-01-05 2 3 Chris Mulvanny LB Pleasant Hill, California Diablo Valley College 6 1 217 4.5 2004-12-17 2 3 Blair Phillips LB Perkinston, Mississippi Mississippi Gulf Coast CC 6 3 242 4.5 2005-01-09 2 3 Pat So'oalo OL Fresno, California Fresno CC 6 5 298 NA 2005-01-09 2 3 Walter Thurmond CB West Covina, California West Covina HS 5 11 163 4.5 2005-01-09 2 3 Jairus Byrd CB Clayton, Missouri Clayton HS 6 0 196 4.6 2005-01-24 2 2 Tucker Callahan LB Fairhope, Alabama Fairhope HS 6 2 200 4.6 2004-12-01 2 2 Levi Horn TE Spokane, Washington John R Rogers HS 6 7 260 5.1 2005-01-05 2 2 Simi Toeaina DT Pago Pago, AS Samoana HS 6 3 285 NA 2005-02-02 2 2 Matt Dragich K Torrance, California El Camino CC 6 1 210 NA 2005-01-30 0 2 Mark Sunga LB Sherman Oaks, California Notre Dame HS 6 1 230 5.2 2005-02-02 0 2 yes 2005 Oregon Football Commitment List 2005 Oregon College Football Recruiting Commits 2005 oregon 128 April 22, 2011 30 28 no References Oregon Category:Oregon Ducks football seasons Oregon Ducks football