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2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
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February 2026
August 2023
2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 4–7 2–6 Houston Nutt 8th Roy Wittke 3rd Pro-style Reggie Herring 1st 4–3 Pierre Brown Kyle Dickerson Brandon Kennedy Kyle Roper Vickiel Vaughn Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumWar Memorial Stadium
The 2005 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Houston Nutt, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fourth in the SEC's Western Division. The team played four home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and two home games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Running back Darren McFadden became the first Arkansas freshman to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season.
Schedule
2005 AP Central September 3 6:00 pm w y Missouri State Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 49–17 66,424 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-hogs-run-all-over/150291559/ The Commercial Appeal Hogs run all over Missouri St. September 4, 2005 June 29, 2024 Newspapers.com September 10 6:00 pm l Vanderbilt Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 24–28 68,215 September 17 9:15 pm l y y USC 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FSN 17–70 90,411 September 24 11:30 am l y Alabama 20 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL JPS 13–24 81,018 October 8 6:00 pm w y Louisiana–Monroe War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 44–15 54,209 October 15 6:00 pm l Auburn 21 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 17–34 71,673 October 22 11:30 am l y Georgia 4 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA JPS 20–23 92,746 November 5 11:30 am l y South Carolina Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR JPS 10–14 65,837 November 12 1:00 pm w y Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS rivalry 28–17 53,289 November 19 1:00 pm w Mississippi State War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 44–10 55,712 November 25 1:30 pm l y LSU 3 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry CBS 17–19 92,127
Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule 2005 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/8/season/2005 ESPN August 21, 2025 2005 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/2005-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 21, 2025 2005 Football Schedule https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-footbl/schedule/?season=2005-06 University of Arkansas August 21, 2025
Preseason
Arkansas was ranked as the 45th best team in the country by NationalChamps.net and projected to finish 6–5.Arkansas 2005 College Football Preview. NationalChamps.net. Retrieved November 4, 2011
Game summaries
Missouri State
(FCS) Bears 3 0 14 0 Arkansas 14 14 0 21
2005 Missouri State Bears football team
Vanderbilt
Commodores 0 10 3 15 Razorbacks 7 3 14 0
2005 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
At No. 1 USC
Razorbacks 7 3 0 7 No. 1 Trojans 28 14 14 14
2005 USC Trojans football team
At No. 20 Alabama
Razorbacks 0 3 0 10 No. 20 Crimson Tide 0 7 3 14
2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Louisiana–Monroe
Indians 2 6 0 7 Razorbacks 10 13 21 0
2005 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team
No. 21 Auburn
No. 21 Tigers 0 6 14 14 Razorbacks 3 7 0 7
2005 Auburn Tigers football team
At No. 4 Georgia
Razorbacks 0 7 3 10 No. 4 Bulldogs 7 10 3 3
2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team
South Carolina
Gamecocks 7 0 7 0 Razorbacks 0 10 0 0
2005 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
At Ole Miss
Razorbacks 7 0 7 14 Rebels 7 7 3 0
2005 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Mississippi State
Bulldogs 0 3 7 0 Razorbacks 14 27 0 3
2005 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
At No. 3 LSU
Razorbacks 0 3 8 6 No. 3 Tigers 0 12 7 0
2005 LSU Tigers football team
Coaching staff
Athletic director: Frank Broyles
Head coach: Houston Nutt
Assistants: Reggie Herring (DC/LB), Mike Markuson (OL / running game), Roy Wittke (QB / passing game), Bobby Allen (CB), Clifton Ealy (TE), Danny Nutt (RB), Tracy Rocker (DL), James Shibest (WR/specialists), Chris Vaughn (S/recruiting)2011 Arkansas football media guide
Awards and honors
All-American: KR/RB Felix Jones (CollegeFootballNews.com 1st team)
All-SEC: DT Keith Jackson (AP 2nd Team), KR/RB Felix Jones (Coaches' 2nd), RB Darren McFadden (AP/Coaches' 1st), LB Sam Olajubutu (AP 2nd), C Kyle Roper (AP 2nd)2011 Arkansas football media guide
References
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