2005 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2005 University of Kentucky football season

2005 Kentucky Wildcats football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Division| Eastern Division
Record| 3-8 (2-6 SEC)
Head coach|

* Rich Brooks (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Joker Phillips (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Mike Archer (3rd season)
Home stadium| Commonwealth Stadium

Seasons

<- 2004

2006 ->

2005 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Eastern Division
No. 10 Georgia x$  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
South Carolina |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
No. 12 Florida |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Vanderbilt |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Tennessee |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Kentucky |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Western Division
No. 5 LSU xy  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 14 Auburn x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 8 Alabama |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Arkansas |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Mississippi State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Ole Miss |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Championship: Georgia 34, LSU 14

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–2 (0–2).

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team was coached by Rich Brooks.

## Schedule

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September 4| 3:30 pm| No. 12 Louisville*|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, Kentucky (Governor's Cup)

| ESPN| L 24–31| 70,752
September 10| 6:00 pm| Idaho State*|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, Kentucky

| | W 41–29| 59,519
September 17| 6:45 pm| at Indiana*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, Indiana (rivalry)

| ESPNC| L 13–48| 40,240
September 24| 3:30 pm| No. 5 Florida|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)

| CBS| L 28–49| 66,820
October 8| 1:00 pm| at South Carolina|

* Williams-Brice Stadium
* Columbia, South Carolina

| PPV| L 16–44| 71,009
October 22| 2:00 pm| at Ole Miss|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, Mississippi

| | L 7–13| 48,457
October 29| 7:00 pm| Mississippi State|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, Kentucky

| | W 13–7| 55,163
November 5| 1:00 pm| No. 17 Auburn|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, Kentucky

| | L 17–49| 60,519
November 12| 2:00 pm| at Vanderbilt|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, Tennessee (rivalry)

| | W 48–43| 29,506
November 19| 12:30 pm| at No. 14 Georgia|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, Georgia

| JPS| L 13–45| 92,746
November 26| 12:30 pm| Tennessee|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel)

| JPS| L 8–27| 61,924

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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Kentucky Wildcats football

Venues|

* Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972)
* Kroger Field (1973–present)
* E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Centre
* Florida
* Indiana
* Louisville: Governor's Cup
* Tennessee
* Transylvania: Battle On Broadway
* Vanderbilt

Culture & lore|

* The Wildcat
* Scratch
* Blue
* "On, On, U of K"
* "Kentucky Fight"
* Marching band
* Bluegrass Miracle
* 2003 Arkansas game
* Big Blue Nation

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees
* Starting quarterbacks

Seasons|

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