2005 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2005 SMU Mustangs football Conference USA West Division C-USA 5–6 4–4 Phil Bennett 4th Rusty Burns 2nd Spread Jim Gush 4th 4–3 Gerald J. Ford Stadium The 2005 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Phil Bennett, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in C-USA's West Division.https://smumustangs.com/sports/2020/9/2/2020-football-media-guide.aspx 2020 Football Media Guide Schedule 2005 AP Central September 3 7:00 p.m. l y Baylor Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 23–28 29,538 September 10 8:30 p.m. w y TCU 22 Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX rivalry CSTV 21–10 22,416 September 17 11:30 a.m. l y y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX FSN 8–66 75,128 September 24 1:00 p.m. l Tulane Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 10–31 15,681 October 1 3:00 p.m. l y Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CSTV 13–16 25,218 Morris lifts Marshall https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-morris-lifts-marsha/178058582/ August 3, 2025 Orlando Sentinel Newspapers.com October 2, 2005 Orlando, Florida C6 October 8 6:00 p.m. w y UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL 28–27 23,255 October 15 2:00 p.m. l East Carolina Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 17–24 11,715 Pirates pull off road heist October 16, 2005 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109353194/pirates-pull-off-road-heist/ September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 22 2:00 p.m. l y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 13–20 22,502 November 5 2:00 p.m. w y Rice Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX rivalry 27–7 15,236 November 19 5:00 p.m. w y Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 29–24 14,650 November 26 2:00 p.m. w UTEP Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 40–27 17,194 Roster 2005 SMU Mustangs f 13 Sr Jerad Romo QB 17 Fr Emmanuel Sanders WR y 27 Sr Alvin Nnabuife SS y 40 Jr Justin Rogers Justin Rogers (linebacker) DE y 41 Sr Ryan Mentzel P https://web.archive.org/web/20051215085455/http://smumustangs.collegesports.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/smu-m-footbl-mtt.html *Phil Bennett 2005-12-15 References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football